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This Independence Day, read up on little-known figures and stories from the earliest days of America. Check out our collection of books about the American Revolution, below!

In Dawn’s Early Light, Colonial Williamsburg comes alive; Washington, Jefferson, Lafayette, Greene, Patrick Henry, Francis Marion and the rest of that brilliant galaxy play their roles not as historical figures but as men. This is the human story behind our first war for liberty, and of the men and women loving and laughing through it to the dawn of a better world.

“A true story that needs no invention, The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel is a vivid narrative of the sacrifices that a woman makes as she acquires and holds onto a fortune in early America.”  —Bill Dedman, coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Empty Mansions

Riding with George is “boots-in-stirrups” storytelling that unspools Washington’s rise to fame in a never-before-told yarn. It shows how a young Virginian’s athleticism and Old World chivalry propelled him to become a model of right action and good manners for a fledgling nation.

Unlock and explore American history firsthand though this nation’s most important documents. Much more than a reference book, The Keys to American History tells the story of a growing, vibrant democracy through its laws, Supreme Court rulings, treaties and presidential speeches, from colonial times to the present.

Women Heroes of the American Revolution is a commemoration of the brave yet largely forgotten women who served in America’s War of Independence.

Heroes, traitors, and great thinkers come to life in The American Revolution for Kids. This activity book, and the concepts of freedom and democracy are celebrated in true accounts of the distinguished officers, wise delegates, rugged riflemen and hardworking farm wives and children who created the new nation.

History books are replete with heroic stories of Washington, Jefferson, and Adams, but what of Allen, Russwurm and Hawley? America’s Black Founders celebrates the lesser known but significant lives and contributions of our nation’s early African American leaders.