United States History

Fifty-three fascinating tales introduce readers to the people, places, and events that shaped a nation and changed the world. Indexed and illustrated.

Respected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the second volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II). This engaging narrative slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism.

America, how well do you know your history? Who quelled a coup d'etat by putting on a pair of reading glasses? Which U.S. senator was nearly caned to death on the Senate floor? Which first lady refused to serve alcohol in the White House? What famous inventor was called to find the ...

"We need to remember that the separation of church and state must never mean the separation of religious values from the lives of public servants." ―Lyndon B. Johnson "So help me God." Goerge Washington added those words to the presidential oath, and every president since has followed s...

The Nashville I Knew is a nostalgic look at eighty years of memories of Nashville and America that "abound in vivid tints and clear tones of the past wrapped in the old lavender of sentiment." Eighty-four illustrations, indexed.

In Georgia you will find . . . The celebrated locomotive General Mrs. Robert E. Lee's rolling pin The original handwritten Confederate constitution A Confederate statue that was "lynched" and buried The world's largest sculpture The nation's largest national battlefield park A unique d...

Hidden Glory reveals the life and times of a plantation house, now over 250 years old. Human lifespan rarely exceeds one century; therefore this biography necessarily includes generations of owners and occupants in order to acquaint the reader with the main character, Hampton Plantation.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Southern militias moved swiftly to secure the military assets within their borders. In several instances, the action required no more than demanding the key to the fort from a lone ordnance sergeant. By and large these seizures were peaceful, and in on...

True stories of unusual happenings during the civil war. In 1861, Wilmer McLean, distressed that a cannon ball crashed through his home during the battle of Bull Run, moved to a farm where "the sound of battle would never again reach him and his family." Almost four years later, McLean...