United States History Books

The volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire. - Horace Walpole In late 1753, Virginia’s colonial governo...

Before the Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Maryland was a simple city of farms and industries. But as with any village or town touched by war, Shar...

Written by Selma to Montgomery NHT Park Ranger Theresa L. Hall, A March for All: Selma’s Voting Rights Movement shows the conviction and perseveran...

Abraham Lincoln left an indelible mark on the nation he sacrificed his life to preserve. Through this book, readers will get to know three of the s...

From causes to consequences, the National Park Service interprets the military, political, social, and economic impact of the American Civil War ac...

"Another such victory would ruin the British Army," Charles James Fox stated before the House of Commons, when news reached London of the skirmish ...

For more than 75 years, 14 journals, dating from 1835 to 1851, sat inside a trunk located within an attic of a Greek Revival town house at 210 Stat...

I jumped over the walls and ran for about half a mile where balls flew like hailstones and cannon roared like thunder. - Colonist Peter Brown to h...

The image of a young soldier-scholar sitting in his bunk, writing by candlelight while enemy shells explode overhead certainly appeals to the roman...

Perhaps the most well documented but understudied gem of America’s Industrial Revolution is preserved at Springfield Armory National Historical Sit...

This book tells the story of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and of the people who fought and served during the Korean conflict from 1950 to 1953....

Rene de Goulaine de Laudonnière (c. 1529–1582) was the leader of La Caroline, the first permanent French settlement in the western hemisphere. In ...

Who Were the Original Foodies?Beyond their legacy as revolutionaries and politicians, the Founding Fathers of America were first and foremost a gro...

“Through the winter of 1820-1821, John and Michael worked in the woods near Southwest Harbor to support themselves, hoping to accumulate enough mon...

Even at an early age, Frederick Douglass understood that knowledge led to freedom and that the written word could lead to change. As a formerly ens...

From civil rights to the right to vote, women have spoken up and spoken out throughout American history. Brimming with great power and eloquence, h...

This concise guidebook provides an enlightening glimpse into how African American history is preserved and interpreted in America's national parks....

This faithful reproduction of the June 15, 1889, edition of Harper’s Weekly Magazine pairs original text with striking illustrations to document th...

More than 20,000 Hispanics fought in the Civil War: some for the Union and some for the Confederacy. Thousands of Hispanic civilians lent their hea...

As keepers of the American legacy, the National Park Service strives to preserve the American narrative in a manner that is pluralistic and inclusi...

''FREE LAND!'' was the cry. The Homestead Act of 1862 had an immediate and enduring effect upon America. Under this law, more than 270 million ac...

Early American industry was forged in the 3000 degree heat of small iron furnaces in the forests of Pennsylvania. These furnaces were also the hear...

In June 1880, the Republican Party nominated James A. Garfield as its candidate for president of the United States, and his farm and home became th...

For twenty-one years, Judge Isaac C. Parker presided over the U.S. Court for the Western District of Arkansas, stationed in the rugged frontier tow...