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The Will of the People

The Revolutionary Birth of America

by T. H. Breen ...

“Important and lucidly written…The American Revolution involved not simply the wisdom of a few great men but the passions, fears, and religiosity of ordinary people.”—Gordon S. WoodIn this boldly innovative work, T. H. Breen spotlights a crucial missing piece in the stories we tell about the American Revolution. From New Hampshire to Georgia, it was ordinary people who became the face of ... Read more

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“Important and lucidly written…The American Revolution involved not simply the wisdom of a few great men but the passions, fears, and religiosity of ordinary people.”—Gordon S. WoodIn this boldly innovative work, T. H. Breen spotlights a crucial missing piece in the stories we tell about the American Revolution. From New Hampshire to Georgia, it was ordinary people who became the face of
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Marketplace of Revolution

How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence

by T. H. Breen ...

The Marketplace of Revolution offers a boldly innovative interpretation of the mobilization of ordinary Americans on the eve of independence. Breen explores how colonists who came from very different ethnic and religious backgrounds managed to overcome difference and create a common cause capable of galvanizing resistance. In a richly interdisciplinary narrative that weaves insights into a ... Read more

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The Marketplace of Revolution offers a boldly innovative interpretation of the mobilization of ordinary Americans on the eve of independence. Breen explores how colonists who came from very different ethnic and religious backgrounds managed to overcome difference and create a common cause capable of galvanizing resistance. In a richly interdisciplinary narrative that weaves insights into a
... Read more
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Merry

A Novel

by Susan Breen ...

Narrated by Caroline Hewitt ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A mother’s valiant efforts to bring her family the joy of Christmas go haywire when she finds herself haunted by the angry ghost of Charles Dickens.This sparkling, cozy novel is perfect for readers of Emma Straub’s This Time Tomorrow and anyone who looks forward to watching It’s a Wonderful Life each December!Merry Bingham used to love Christmas—until she started worrying all the time about family ... Read more

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A mother’s valiant efforts to bring her family the joy of Christmas go haywire when she finds herself haunted by the angry ghost of Charles Dickens.This sparkling, cozy novel is perfect for readers of Emma Straub’s This Time Tomorrow and anyone who looks forward to watching It’s a Wonderful Life each December!Merry Bingham used to love Christmas—until she started worrying all the time about family
... Read more

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The American Revolution on Trial

A New Nation Confronts the Burden of Independence

by T. H. Breen ...

Series series The Revolutionary Age
A master historian uncovers a spellbinding story illustrating the stakes for the new nation in the American War for IndependenceHow does a new country demonstrate to the world that it is prepared to uphold the rule of law? During the winter of 1778, in the midst of revolution, a bizarre and dramatic court-martial forced an American community to confront the full implications of its independence ... Read more

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A master historian uncovers a spellbinding story illustrating the stakes for the new nation in the American War for IndependenceHow does a new country demonstrate to the world that it is prepared to uphold the rule of law? During the winter of 1778, in the midst of revolution, a bizarre and dramatic court-martial forced an American community to confront the full implications of its independence
... Read more
Tobacco Culture

The Mentality of the Great Tidewater Planters on the Eve of Revolution

by T. H. Breen ...

A noted historian explores how Colonial Virginia's tobacco businessmen became revolutionaries against the British monarchy.The great Tidewater planters of mid-eighteenth-century Virginia were fathers of the American Revolution. Perhaps first and foremost, they were also anxious tobacco farmers, harried by a demanding planting cycle, trans-Atlantic shipping risks, and their uneasy relations with ... Read more

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A noted historian explores how Colonial Virginia's tobacco businessmen became revolutionaries against the British monarchy.The great Tidewater planters of mid-eighteenth-century Virginia were fathers of the American Revolution. Perhaps first and foremost, they were also anxious tobacco farmers, harried by a demanding planting cycle, trans-Atlantic shipping risks, and their uneasy relations with
... Read more
American Insurgents, American Patriots

The Revolution of the People

by T. H. Breen ...

"A scholarly, unnerving account of the American Revolution's darker side . . . that introduced a new political order." ― The New YorkerBefore there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging and displacing decades of received wisdom, T. H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans—most of them members of farm families ... Read more

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"A scholarly, unnerving account of the American Revolution's darker side . . . that introduced a new political order." ― The New YorkerBefore there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging and displacing decades of received wisdom, T. H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans—most of them members of farm families
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
George Washington's Journey

The President Forges a New Nation

by T.H. Breen ...

This is George Washington in the surprising role of political strategist.T.H. Breen introduces us to a George Washington we rarely meet. During his first term as president, he decided that the only way to fulfill the Revolution was to take the new federal government directly to the people. He organized an extraordinary journey carrying him to all thirteen states. It transformed American political ... Read more

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This is George Washington in the surprising role of political strategist.T.H. Breen introduces us to a George Washington we rarely meet. During his first term as president, he decided that the only way to fulfill the Revolution was to take the new federal government directly to the people. He organized an extraordinary journey carrying him to all thirteen states. It transformed American political
... Read more
The Marketplace of Revolution

How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence

by T. H. Breen ...

The Marketplace of Revolution offers a boldly innovative interpretation of the mobilization of ordinary Americans on the eve of independence. Breen explores how colonists who came from very different ethnic and religious backgrounds managed to overcome difference and create a common cause capable of galvanizing resistance. In a richly interdisciplinary narrative that weaves insights into a ... Read more

$20.79 CAD

The Marketplace of Revolution offers a boldly innovative interpretation of the mobilization of ordinary Americans on the eve of independence. Breen explores how colonists who came from very different ethnic and religious backgrounds managed to overcome difference and create a common cause capable of galvanizing resistance. In a richly interdisciplinary narrative that weaves insights into a
... Read more
"Myne Owne Ground"

Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676

by T. H. Breen, Stephen Innes ...

Ever since its publication twenty-five years ago, Myne Owne Ground has challenged readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. During the earliest decades of Virginia history, some men and women who arrived in the New World as slaves achieved freedom and formed a stable community on the Eastern shore. Holding their own with white neighbors for much of the ... Read more

$35.19 CAD

Ever since its publication twenty-five years ago, Myne Owne Ground has challenged readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. During the earliest decades of Virginia history, some men and women who arrived in the New World as slaves achieved freedom and formed a stable community on the Eastern shore. Holding their own with white neighbors for much of the
... Read more
Smash the Patriarchy

by Marta Breen, Jenny Jordahl ...

Translated by Siân Mackie ...

★ "This is a well-told and highly informative read. Highly recommended for young adult graphic novel and nonfiction collections.” – School Library Journal (STARRED review)The patriarchy is falling. It’s time to smash it. This graphic novel shows you how.Patriarchy means “the rule of the father” and describes a system where men are in control. At least since the time of Aristotle, loud-mouthed men ... Read more

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★ "This is a well-told and highly informative read. Highly recommended for young adult graphic novel and nonfiction collections.” – School Library Journal (STARRED review)The patriarchy is falling. It’s time to smash it. This graphic novel shows you how.Patriarchy means “the rule of the father” and describes a system where men are in control. At least since the time of Aristotle, loud-mouthed men
... Read more
The Haunting of Black Lake

by T. C. Breen ...

Twelve years ago, teenager Troy Kender came face to face with what haunts the town of Black Lake. He was lucky, he survived. His best friend didn’t. He was told it was an accident, and he believed it.What other reasonable explanation is there? He thought. Black Lake was just the kind of town that had more than its fair share of tragedy.Echoing that sentiment, a small handful of years later was the ... Read more

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Twelve years ago, teenager Troy Kender came face to face with what haunts the town of Black Lake. He was lucky, he survived. His best friend didn’t. He was told it was an accident, and he believed it.What other reasonable explanation is there? He thought. Black Lake was just the kind of town that had more than its fair share of tragedy.Echoing that sentiment, a small handful of years later was the
... Read more
The New Koreans

The Story of a Nation

by Michael Breen ...

Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. They accomplished this through three totally unexpected miracles: economic development, democratization, and the arrival of their culture to global attention.Who are the Koreans? What are they like? The New Koreans examines how they have been ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. They accomplished this through three totally unexpected miracles: economic development, democratization, and the arrival of their culture to global attention.Who are the Koreans? What are they like? The New Koreans examines how they have been
... Read more

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