WHEN Thomas Paine sailed from America for France, in April, 1787, he was perhaps as happy a man as any in the world. His most intimate friend, Jefferson, was Minister at Paris, and his friend Lafayette was the idol of France. His fame had preceded him, and he at once became, in Paris, the centre of the same circle of savants and philosophers that had surrounded Franklin. His main reason for proceeding at once to Paris was that he might submit to

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On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson...

Tells the events of the Boston Tea Party, an event organized by the American Colonists, which ultimately led to the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

Presents a narrative portrait of Europe in the years leading up to World War I that illuminates the political, cultural, and economic factors and contributing personalities that shaped major events.

Telling the story of a struggle for independence. Learn about powerful leaders, daring soldiers, bloody battles and weapons of the American Revolution.

Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.

Describes the series of events which led up to the Boston Tea Party and explains how this act helped bring about the war for independence.

Explores the beginning of the Revolutionary War, discussing the causes and leaders of the rebellion and how the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord began America's long road to independence.

A novel of two families during twenty turbulent, troubled years that culminate in the shattering Civil War.

Examines events leading up to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party. Primary source accounts represent different perspectives and shed light on social, political, and economical causes of the American Revolution.