“Important and lucidly written…The American Revolution involved not simply the wisdom of a few great men but the passions, fears, and religiosity of ordinary people.”—Gordon S. WoodIn this boldly innovative work, T. H. Breen spotlights a crucial missing piece in the stories we tell about the American Revolution. From New Hampshire to Georgia, it was ordinary people who became the face of resistance. Without them the Revolution would have failed. They sustain...

Twelve years ago, teenager Troy Kender came face to face with what haunts the town of Black Lake. He was lucky, he survived. His best friend didn’t. He was told it was an accident, and he believed it.What other reasonable explanation is there? He thought. Black Lake was just the kind of town that had more than its fair share of tragedy.Echoing that sentiment, a small handful of years later was the freak accidental drowning of his daughter, Grace. After his drawn-out battle ...

The Marketplace of Revolution offers a boldly innovative interpretation of the mobilization of ordinary Americans on the eve of independence. Breen explores how colonists who came from very different ethnic and religious backgrounds managed to overcome difference and create a common cause capable of galvanizing resistance. In a richly interdisciplinary narrative that weaves insights into a changing material culture with analysis of popular political protests, Breen shows how virtu...

A master historian uncovers a spellbinding story illustrating the stakes for the new nation in the American War for IndependenceHow does a new country demonstrate to the world that it is prepared to uphold the rule of law? During the winter of 1778, in the midst of revolution, a bizarre and dramatic court-martial forced an American community to confront the full implications of its independence from Great Britain—and produced a frank reexamination of a struggling n...

★ "This is a well-told and highly informative read. Highly recommended for young adult graphic novel and nonfiction collections.” – School Library Journal (STARRED review)The patriarchy is falling. It’s time to smash it. This graphic novel shows you how.Patriarchy means “the rule of the father” and describes a system where men are in control. At least since the time of Aristotle, loud-mouthed men have called women weak and inferior. In ente...

A noted historian explores how Colonial Virginia's tobacco businessmen became revolutionaries against the British monarchy.The great Tidewater planters of mid-eighteenth-century Virginia were fathers of the American Revolution. Perhaps first and foremost, they were also anxious tobacco farmers, harried by a demanding planting cycle, trans-Atlantic shipping risks, and their uneasy relations with English agents. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and their contempo...

Knock one king down and another will take his place…An unwelcome knock at Cait’s door late one evening is a splash of cold water on her and Snow's lingering honeymoon phase. An old enemy has risen from the fallen vampires and is looking for revenge. A new alliance will once again test their bonds as they race against time to stop the threat of another impending war. Both will make friends in unlikely places and new abilities will awaken.

Even heroes fall sometimes.It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Noah Draggo was a ghost. Murdered alongside his family, he was a specter hell bent on vengeance. And he was okay with that.Now, he’s struggling to find balance between Justice for his dead and safety the rag tag band of misfits clinging to him.Every move is like a painful game of chess. One mistake could get someone killed. With Paige whispering in his ear about morality and the...

This is George Washington in the surprising role of political strategist.T.H. Breen introduces us to a George Washington we rarely meet. During his first term as president, he decided that the only way to fulfill the Revolution was to take the new federal government directly to the people. He organized an extraordinary journey carrying him to all thirteen states. It transformed American political culture.For Washington, the stakes were high. If the nation f...

The Marketplace of Revolution offers a boldly innovative interpretation of the mobilization of ordinary Americans on the eve of independence. Breen explores how colonists who came from very different ethnic and religious backgrounds managed to overcome difference and create a common cause capable of galvanizing resistance. In a richly interdisciplinary narrative that weaves insights into a changing material culture with analysis of popular political protests, Breen shows how virtu...

Ever since its publication twenty-five years ago, Myne Owne Ground has challenged readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. During the earliest decades of Virginia history, some men and women who arrived in the New World as slaves achieved freedom and formed a stable community on the Eastern shore. Holding their own with white neighbors for much of the 17th century, these free blacks purchased freedom for family members, amassed property, establish...

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