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Matchlocks & Flintlocks: Weapons That Tamed a New World & Armed an American Revolution

Matchlocks In the 16th and early 17th centuries, European nations gained a foothold in the New World. The gun of choice, that which paved the way for complete dominance of a native population, was the matchlock. “Lock” meaning the mechanism that fired the gun and “match” for the system of igniting it. Over the next century, these …

Brown Bess – Musket of the American Revolution

The preferred choice of musket, (also labeled as flintlock, firelock, or smoothbore) in the British Army and subsequently in the American Army during the American Revolution was the Brown Bess. “Rugged, simple, sturdy, and terrible at close quarters”, when fired (if it fired), this smooth bore (grove bored were ‘rifled muskets’, later simply called rifles), …

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Shades of Liberty Series. Josiah Book 1. Gripping, Turn Paging Historical Novel of African American Soldiers in the American Revolution
Shades of Liberty Josiah’s Mettle Book 2
Thousands of Great Reenactment Photos
David McCullough’s #1 National Bestseller
An intimate view of the American Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today!
From America’s Greatest Historians, the dramatic stories of men who made the Revolution
#1 Bestseller on Amazon: Alexander Hamilton’s Incredible Life: including new insight on the famous duel with Burr
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The Untold story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War
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The fight for the Hudson River Valley that would determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War
Bunker Hill by Nathan Philbrick
Best Seller "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fischer
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "The Glorious Cause" by Robert Middlekauff
Gripping Chronicle of Heroism, Suffering, Cowardice, and Fierce Dedication by John Ferling
John Buchanan's Brilliant "The Road to Guilford Courthouse"
Washington's Favorite Poet Set African American Literature at the Heart of the American Revolution
The American Revolution as Never Been Told Before
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The British Surrender that Changed Everything by Henry Freeman
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First and Among the Best Major Biography of Francis Marion in Over Forty Years
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Winner of the Excellence in American History Book Award
Illuminating Portrait of what Made the Founders Great Showing Character Mattered
Best Selling Author Shows How Franklin Defined our Nation's Character
Among the Finest Single-Volume History of the Revolution
The Remarkable History of the Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Landmark History of How Founders Confronted War's Overwhelming Challanges
Winner of the National Book Award on History
The History of the Marbleheaders and Critical Role in the American Revolution
NY Times Bestseller & Winner of the George Washington Prize
Liberty & Freedom During American Revolution from Black American Perspective
Wall Street Journal Claims Combat Writing at its Best and the Immortal 400
Bestselling Author Presents this Nation's First War as we have Rarely Seen Before
One of if not the Best Private Soldier's Account of the American Revolution
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Classic coming of age novel the brutal first battle of the American Revolution
Winner of the Bancroft Prize Portrays Woman's Role in the Formation of the Republic
Set in 1777 Philadelphia by Bestselling Author Bernard Cornwell
Prizewinning author on Overlooked Americans: Women,
Fleming's Gripping Narration Captures the High Drama of the American Revolution Years
A Master Work and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History
Washington's Gamble to Trap Cornwallis and a No Man's Land During the War
Pulitzer Prize Finalist Brands' Turn Paging Account of Loyalist vs Patriot
Sweeping, Provocative New Look at Pivotal Years Leading to the Revolution
British Perspective and enlightening myth-busting history of the Revolution
Acclaimed Historian Joseph Ellis Riveting Account of Early Days of War
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