Best U.S. History Books (1754-1828)

Description
This list seeks to compile the best books on U.S. history for the Revolutionary era through the end of the period of the early republic, which is defined as encompassing the time period from the French and Indian War through the end of the John Quincy Adams administration. Such books can be biographies, general histories, or subject specific histories.
1
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
de Robert Middlekauff
1,699 membres
20 critiques
4
3 Members
eromsted, joelanca, Bretzky1
2
Alexander Hamilton
de Ron Chernow
8,053 membres
162 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
eromsted, sipthereader, joelanca
4
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
de Joseph J. Ellis
6,788 membres
77 critiques
3.9
3 Members
sipthereader, AnnaClaire, Bretzky1
5
John Adams
de David McCullough
13,703 membres
199 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
sipthereader, AnnaClaire, Bretzky1,eromsted
6
1776
de David McCullough
13,179 membres
245 critiques
4.1
2 Members
AnnaClaire, JimRaynor76,eromsted
7
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
de John Ferling
704 membres
7 critiques
4.2
2 Members
joelanca, Bretzky1
8
Washington: A Life
de Ron Chernow
3,085 membres
83 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
sipthereader, Bretzky1
9
Undaunted Courage
de Stephen E. Ambrose
7,505 membres
78 critiques
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, AnnaClaire
10
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
de Jon Meacham
2,472 membres
75 critiques
4
2 Members
AnnaClaire, Bretzky1
11
His Excellency: George Washington
de Joseph J. Ellis
3,819 membres
59 critiques
4
2 Members
AnnaClaire, Bretzky1
12
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
de Ian W. Toll
1,033 membres
25 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
joelanca, Bretzky1
13
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
de John Ferling
738 membres
14 critiques
4
2 Members
AnnaClaire, joelanca
14
The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution
de Edmund S. Morgan
200 membres
2 critiques
4
2 Members
eromsted, joelanca
15
Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams
de Joseph J. Ellis
477 membres
6 critiques
4.1
2 Members
AnnaClaire, joelanca
16
Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence
de Carol Berkin
382 membres
8 critiques
3.9
2 Members
eromsted, AnnaClaire
17
Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
de Fred Anderson
1,146 membres
9 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
eromsted, joelanca
18
Les origines idéologiques de la Révolution américaine
de Bernard Bailyn
1,299 membres
18 critiques
4.2
Member
eromsted
19
The American Pagent: Volume 1: To 1877
de Thomas A. Bailey
70 membres
3.9
Member
MDGentleReader
20
George Washington: A Biography (7 volumes)
de Douglas Southall Freeman
68 membres
½ 4.7
Member
Bretzky1
22
Washington's Crossing
de David Hackett Fischer
1,825 membres
22 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
AnnaClaire
23
The Anti-Federalists: Critics of the Constitution 1781-1788
de Jackson Turner Main
136 membres
½ 3.6
Member
JimRaynor76
25
Tom Paine and Revolutionary America
de Eric Foner
238 membres
1 critique
4
Member
eromsted
27
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
de John Ferling
335 membres
27 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
AnnaClaire
28
The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence
de T. H. Breen
293 membres
2 critiques
3.9
Member
eromsted
29
American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795
de Edward J. Larson
50 membres
1 critique
½ 4.3
Member
Blythewood
30
Paul Revere's Ride
de David Hackett Fischer
1,121 membres
19 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
AnnaClaire
31
The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828
de Saul Cornell
146 membres
1 critique
4.1
Member
eromsted
32
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
de Joseph J. Ellis
2,804 membres
35 critiques
4
Member
AnnaClaire
34
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
de Gordon S. Wood
1,304 membres
12 critiques
4.2
Member
joelanca
35
A People Numerous and Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle for American Independence
de John Shy
115 membres
3 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
eromsted
36
John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
de R. Kent Newmyer
70 membres
4
Member
Bretzky1
38
The Lion and the Union: The Anglo-American War 1812-15
de Kate Caffrey
18 membres
½ 3.5
Member
Bretzky1
39
The Radicalism of the American Revolution
de Gordon S. Wood
1,672 membres
23 critiques
4
Member
eromsted
40
Benjamin Franklin
de Carl Van Doren
613 membres
3 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
joelanca
42
The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
de Gordon S. Wood
929 membres
2 critiques
4.2
Member
eromsted
43
Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington
de Peter R. Henriques
67 membres
1 critique
4
Member
Bretzky1
44
American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
de Pauline Maier
776 membres
10 critiques
4
Member
eromsted
45
Alexander Hamilton: American
de Richard Brookhiser
608 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
AnnaClaire
46
John Adams and the American Revolution
de Catherine Drinker Bowen
424 membres
5 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
joelanca
47
The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800
de Stanley Elkins
426 membres
5 critiques
4.2
Member
eromsted
48
Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams
de Lynne Withey
734 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
AnnaClaire
49
In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson
de Noble E. Cunningham, Jr.
404 membres
3 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
50
Generous Enemies: Patriots and Loyalists in Revolutionary New York
de Judith L. Van Buskirk
44 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
Member
Bretzky1
51
A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution
de Carol Berkin
427 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
52
Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr
de Nancy Isenberg
636 membres
13 critiques
3.8
Member
AnnaClaire
53
Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary America
de Linda K. Kerber
299 membres
2 critiques
4
Member
eromsted
56
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
de Joseph J. Ellis
1,718 membres
29 critiques
3.9
Member
AnnaClaire
57
The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution
de Thomas P. Slaughter
245 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
eromsted
58
A Revolutionary People At War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783
de Charles Royster
206 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
Member
eromsted
59
The Awakening of American Nationalism, 1815-1828
de George Dangerfield
170 membres
1 critique
3
Member
eromsted
60
The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America
de Drew R. McCoy
214 membres
4
Member
eromsted
62
The founding of a nation; a history of the American Revolution, 1763-1776
de Merrill Jensen
79 membres
1 critique
4.1
Member
eromsted
64
Crisis in Freedom: The Alien and Sedition Acts
de John Chester Miller
51 membres
4
Member
eromsted
65
Fries's Rebellion: The Enduring Struggle for the American Revolution
de Paul Douglas Newman
37 membres
1 critique
3.8
Member
eromsted
67
The Power of the Purse: A History of American Public Finance, 1776-1790
de E. James Ferguson
30 membres
½ 3.5
Member
eromsted
68
Jay's treaty; a study in commerce and diplomacy
de Samuel Flagg Bemis
16 membres
2
Member
eromsted
70
A Shopkeeper's Millennium: Society and Revivals in Rochester, New York, 1815-1837
de Paul E. Johnson
431 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
71
A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indian Struggle for Unity, 1745-1815
de Gregory Evans Dowd
179 membres
2 critiques
3.8
Member
eromsted
74
Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776
de Carl Bridenbaugh
75 membres
Member
eromsted
76
The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution
de Sidney Kaplan
60 membres
Member
eromsted
77
The Urban Crucible: The Northern Seaports and the Origins of the American Revolution
de Gary B. Nash
206 membres
6 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
78
The King's Three Faces: The Rise and Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776
de Brendan McConville
137 membres
1 critique
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
79
Pamphlets of the American Revolution, 1750-1776
de Bernard Bailyn
19 membres
3
Member
eromsted
81
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
de Walter Isaacson
5,458 membres
83 critiques
4
82
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
de Founding Fathers
1,911 membres
14 critiques
½ 4.5
84
Thomas Jefferson : An Intimate History
de Fawn McKay Brodie
1,145 membres
10 critiques
3.8
85
Washington: The Indispensable Man
de James Thomas Flexner
1,063 membres
9 critiques
4.1
86
Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
de Gordon S. Wood
1,048 membres
23 critiques
3.9
87
The American Revolution: A History
de Gordon S. Wood
956 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.7
88
La grande improvisation : Franklin, la France et la naissance des Etats-Unis
de Stacy Schiff
815 membres
8 critiques
½ 3.7
89
First Family: Abigail and John Adams
de Joseph J. Ellis
763 membres
13 critiques
4.1
90
Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington
de Richard Brookhiser
705 membres
8 critiques
3.8
91
1812: The War That Forged a Nation
de Walter R. Borneman
691 membres
8 critiques
½ 3.7
92
Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
de Gore Vidal
657 membres
15 critiques
½ 3.4
93
The American Heritage Book of The Revolution
de Bruce Lancaster
640 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.7
94
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
de Pauline Maier
570 membres
5 critiques
4.1
95
John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography
de Samuel Eliot Morison
565 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.6
96
History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson
de Henry Adams
554 membres
5 critiques
½ 4.6
97
The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War
de Fred Anderson
541 membres
13 critiques
3.8
98
The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
de Alan Taylor
502 membres
8 critiques
3.9
99
To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders
de Bernard Bailyn
502 membres
3 critiques
½ 3.5
100
Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution
de Benson Bobrick
488 membres
3 critiques
4.1