Aminata Diallo (“an amazing literary creation,” Literary Review of Canada) is the beguil­ing heroine of Lawrence Hill’s SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME. In it, Hill exquisitely imagines the tale of an eighteenth-century woman’s life, spanning six decades and three continents. The fascinating story that Hill tells is a work of the soul and the imagination. Aminata is a character who will stir listeners, from her kid­napping...

A major biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, looks past the storybook general and selfless champion of righteous causes who, at the age of nineteen, volunteered to fight under George Washington, casting aside fortune and family (from one of France's oldest families; his ancestors served in the Crusades and alongside Joan of Arc) to advance the transcendent aims of liberty and justice. We see how Lafayette's...

"A late 19th century novel set during the American Revolution in the lawless border area between the British and Patriots lines, set in Rockland and Orange Counties, New York" --

Discusses the final campaigns of the Revolutionary War and the structuring of a new nation, from the formulation of the Articles of Confederation to the adoption of the Constitution.

"Tells the story of a young Revolutionary War hero, Dicey Langston, who warned the Patriots of an attack by the brutal Loyalist leader "Bloody Bill" Cunningham"--

Covers American history from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention.