Book, Alexander Hamilton

By Ron Chernow, published by Penguin Books, 2004, softcover, 818 pages, index, illustrated, notes and bibliography. New condition. #1 New York Times Bestseller.

"Moving and Masterly...By Far The Best Biography Ever Written About The Man." The New York Times Book Review.

"Grand scale biography at its best...thorough, insightful, consistently fair, and superbly written...a genuinely great book." David McCullough, author of John Adams.

Alexander Hamilton...is strangely underappreciated, at times even scorned. Such...
Circa: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-14-303475-9  

Book, The Life And Times Of Benjamin Franklin

By H.W. Brands. Published by Anchor Books, New York, 2000, 5 1/4 x 8, paperback, 765 pages, index. National Bestseller. Pulitzer Prize Finalist. Brand new condition.

The foremost American of his day, Benjamin Franklin, was perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, and he comes vividly to life in this masterly biography. Wit, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, and bon vivant, Franklin was in every respect America's first Renaissance man. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and a host of other...
Circa: 2000
ISBN: 0-385-49540-4  

General George Washington & The Marquis de Lafayette

At Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

10 1/4 x 8, antique, 1856 engraving. Titled, Valley Forge...Washington & Lafayette. Executed from the original painting by A. Chappel. H.B. Hall, engraver. Published in 1856 by Martin, Johnson & Co., New York. Very fine and historic Revolutionary War illustration.  

The Continental Connecticut Quartermaster Receives Funds For The Army in 1781

American Revolutionary War Document

6 1/2 x 3 5/8, imprinted receipt, filled out in ink. State Of Connecticut. Pay-Table Office, Hartford, Oct. 9, 1781. Sir, Pay unto Ralph Pomeroy, Esq. D.Q.M. or Order, Three Pounds in Lawful Silver Money, out of the Tax of Two Shillings and Six Pence on the ground, granted by the General Assembly in May last, and charge the State. John Lawrence, Esq., Treasurer. Signed by 3 members of the Committee, on the obverse, William Moseley, Eleazer Wales, and signed vertically by General...  

Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts

The Cradle of Liberty

In 1740, at a meeting held in Boston, merchant Peter Faneuil offered to build a public market house at his own expense and donate it as a gift to the city. His offer was accepted and the building which was partly funded by profits from slave trading was begun in Dock Square in September 1740, and completed in 1742. Built in the style of an English country market by artist John Smibert, the ground floor served as a market house with an assembly room above. Faneuil Hall was the site of several important speeches by Sam...  

The Treason of General Benedict Arnold

An American military officer who served as a general during the American Revolutionary War, fighting for the American Continental Army before defecting to the British in 1780. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and placed him in command of the fortifications at West Point, New York. Arnold planned to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780 and he fled to the British. His name quickly became a byword in the United States for treason and betrayal because he led the British army in battle...  

Drafting The Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

7 3/4 x 10 3/4, antique engraving. Titled, Drafting The Declaration Of Independence. The Committee; Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Livingston & Sherman. Executed from the original painting by Chappel. Published in 1857 by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York. Minor age toning. Very desirable historical scene of our Founding Fathers.  

The Death Warrant of Major Andre

British officer hung by the Continental Army during the American Revolution

Antique steel engraving, 10 3/4 x 8 1/8. The Death Warrant Of Major Andre. "He placed his hand on the table & cheerfully said, I am ready at any moment." Executed from the original painting by A. Chappel. Engraved by G.R. Hall. Published in 1856 by Martin & Johnson, N.Y. Light age toning and wear.

Major John Andre was a British officer during the American Revolution. He was hung as a spy by the Continental Army on October 2, 1780. He had been found...  

U.S. Naval Captain John Paul Jones

Revolutionary War naval hero

(1747-92) Naval hero of the American Revolution. During a close quarters battle in 1876 with a British ship, Captain Jones's own vessel was badly damaged. The British commander shouted out to Jones are you going to surrender? Captain John Paul Jones gave his famous reply, "Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!" When the battle smoke cleared, Captain Jones and his crew captured the British ship! Beautiful portrait engraving of Captain Jones in uniform on board of a ship. He holds a telescope in one...  

1781 Receipt For Items Issued to Connecticut Line of the Continental Army

7 1/2 x 12, in ink.

Received, Middletown, 8th Feby. 1781, of the Select Men of the Town of Colebrook: 4 linen shirts, 4 pair woolen stockings, 2 pair mittens and 2 pair shoes. For the use of the Connecticut Line of the Army, which is valued at seven pounds, twelve shillings, State money on Acct. of Elijah Hubbard, S.[tate] Comss., In whom behalf I am, Daniel Pohonnot. Light age toning and wear. Archival tape repair on fold on the reverse. Very desirable Revolutionary War document regarding the Connecticut Line of...  

General Nathaniel Greene

Prominent General during the American Revolutionary War

(1742-86) Born in Rhode Island, he served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He saw action in the battles of Trenton, Germantown and Monmouth, but is best known for his successful Southern Campaign in which he forced British General Lord Corwallis out of the Carolinas.

Antique portrait engraving of Greene in uniform. Engraved by H.B. Hall, Jr., New York. Published by D. Appleton & Co., circa mid 1800's. Printed facsimile autograph below...  

Original 1770 Printed Views of the Stoves of Benjamin Franklin

Rare original 1770 print

Copper plate print, circa 1770. American Stoves On The Improved Construction. Five views of Benjamin Franklin's famous stoves. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2. First examples of contemporary views of the famous inventions of Ben Franklin. Imprint, by James Sharp, Leadenhall Street, [London]. Light age toning and wear, with some light bleeding from having another print layed on top of this one. Ex- Frank Kravic Collection, one of the authors of the "Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution." Very...