In honor of Independence Day, explore books about the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
1776 by David McCullough
American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America by Edmund S. Morgan
American Insurgents, American Patriots: The Revolution of the People by T.H. Breen
The American Patriot’s Almanac: Daily Readings on America by William J. Bennett & John T.E. Cribb
The American Revolution: A Concise History by Robert J. Allison
Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution by Benson Bobrick
Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War by Edwin G. Burrows
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States by Gordon S. Wood
A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic by John Ferling
The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution by Alfred F. Young