Books like The growth of the American Republic by Samuel Eliot Morison

A compelling overview of American history through the eyes and experiences of its women, workers, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and the working poor.

A war novel that follows Union private Henry Fleming as he confronts fear and shame after fleeing battle, seeking a symbolic "red badge of courage" and ultimately taking on the role of standard-bearer.

A thrilling historical spy novel set during the American Revolution, inspired by accusations of venality and featuring a common man wrongly suspected as a spy for the British, who refuses to accept payment for information vital to the Patriot's cause.

A comprehensive guide to home economics and household technology, exploring social aspects and historical context for secondary education readers.

"Over fifty years after its original publication, this classic work in American history is in its seventh edition. In a clear, vigorous style, its celebrated authors present the rich and complex narrative of America's experience in an account that extends from the pre-Columbian age to 1877 in Volume I, and in Volume II from 1877 to the present. Expertly revised to bring the study fully up to date, it reflects new insights derived from significant modern research."--Publisher description.

Contains: - [Vol. 1: Prehistory to 1789](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20641968W/The_Oxford_History_of_the_American_People_Vol._1) - [Vol. 2: 1789 Through Reconstruction](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16048128W/The_Oxford_History_of_the_American_People_Vol._2) - [Vol. 3: 1869 to the Death of John F. Kennedy 1963](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15735924W/The_Oxford_History_of_the_American_People_Vol._3)

Raphael explains the central purpose of his "people's history" thusly: "By uncovering the stories of farmers, artisans, and laborers, we discern how plain folk helped create a revolution strong enough to evict the British Empire from the thirteen colonies. And by digging deeper still, we learn how people with no political standing -- women, Native Americans, African Americans -- altered the shape of a war conceived by others." After carefully reconstructing the histories of all these groups, he concludes: "The story of our nation's founding, told so often from the perspective of the 'founding fathers,' will never ring true unless it can take some account of the Massachusetts farmers who closed the courts, the poor men and boys who fought the battles, the women who followed the troops, the loyalists who viewed themselves as rebels, the pacifists who refused to sign oaths of allegiance, the Native Americans who struggled for their own independence, the southern slaves who fled to the British, the northern slaves who negotiated their freedom by joining the Continental Army". Raphael's account rings true: these people made the American Revolution. - Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburgh.

Thomas Edison -- King Gilette -- Adolph Zukor -- Mary Kay Ash -- Frederick Weyerhaeuser -- Frank Purdue -- John D. Rockefeller -- De Witt Clinton -- J.P. Morgan -- Alfred P. Sloan -- Samuel Colt -- Andrew Carnegie -- Henry Ford -- P.T. Barnum -- A.T. Stewart -- Montgomery Ward -- Samuel F.B. Morse -- David Sarnoff.