United States History Books

Although the 1783 Treaty of Paris formally concluded the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain, it failed to creat...

The War of 1812 is often earmarked as a “forgotten war,” despite its other moniker as the United States’ “Second War for Independence.” The War of ...

Through personal letters and academic scholarship, To Live and Die Amongst the Monongahela Hills introduces readers to the historic life of Albert ...

Fortress. Redoubt. Stronghold. Tower. Castle. Bastion. No matter the word for them, forts across the United States have stood the test of time and ...

The city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was highly desired by both the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War because it was situated on a bluf...

First published in 1930, William Howard Taft is the definitive biographical account of the 27th president of the United States. It documents Taft’s...

Few great inventors have left behind them so complete and enthralling a record of their work and thoughts than did Orville and Wilbur Wright—the su...

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. --19th A...

In its time it was called the Great War, the War to End All Wars, but today the events surrounding World War I are dimly recalled, reduced to a han...