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  • American Revolutions

    A Continental History, 1750-1804

    by Alan Taylor ...
    "Excellent…deserves high praise. Mr. Taylor conveys this sprawling continental history with economy, clarity, and vividness." —Brendan Simms, Wall Street JournalThe American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the nation its democratic framework. Alan Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, gives us a different creation story ... Read more

    $22.09 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Tower Hill

    A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion

    by Alan Taylor ...
    The Nat Turner rebellion of August 1831, the iconic uprising of enslaved people in the United States, was much more extensive than we have understood. This powerful exploration of a Tidewater Virginia plantation reveals how the daily resistance of the enslaved was heightened by spiritual beliefs to seek the divine overthrow of a wicked world.Tower Hill draws on a previously untapped family archive ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Glasgow

    The Autobiography

    by Alan Taylor ...
    The story of a Scottish city as seen by its residents and visitors: "It's a fine treasure-house—and even Glaswegians may learn something new from it." — ScotsmanThis is the story of the fabled former Second City of the British Empire, from its origins as a bucolic village on the rivers Kelvin and Clyde, through the Industrial Revolution to the dawning of the second millennium. Arranged ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Civil War of 1812

    American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies

    by Alan Taylor ...
    In the early nineteenth century, Britons and Americans renewed their struggle over the legacy of the American Revolution, leading to a second confrontation that redefined North America. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor’s vivid narrative tells the riveting story of the soldiers, immigrants, settlers, and Indians who fought to determine the fate of a continent. Would revolutionary ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Divided Ground

    Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution

    by Alan Taylor ...
    From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of William Cooper's Town comes a dramatic and illuminating portrait of white and Native American relations in the aftermath of the American Revolution.The Divided Ground tells the story of two friends, a Mohawk Indian and the son of a colonial clergyman, whose relationship helped redefine North America. As one served American expansion by promoting Indian ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Edinburgh: The Autobiography

    by Alan Taylor ...
    Offers a vivid portrait of Edinburgh's evolution, capturing its historical significance, cultural shifts, and the diverse lives of its people. Relive the history of Edinburgh through the eyes of those who witnessed it. From one of the earliest mentions of its name in the sixth century to the Covid lockdowns of the twenty-first, this is a magnificent portrait of one of the world's great cities in ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thomas Jefferson's Education

    by Alan Taylor ...
    “Taylor… probes [Jefferson’s] ambitious mission in clear prose and with great insight and erudition.” —Annette Gordon-Reed, AtlanticBy turns entertaining and tragic, this elegant history reveals the origins of a great university in the dilemmas of Virginia slavery. Thomas Jefferson shares center stage with his family and fellow planters, but at the crux are the enslaved black families on whom they ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    Healing the Angry Brain

    How Understanding the Way Your Brain Works Can Help You Control Anger and Aggression

    by Ronald Potter-Efron, PhD ...
    Narrated by Alan Taylor ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 43 min

    Do you find yourself:• Becoming so angry you have trouble thinking?• Acting impulsively during angry outbursts?• Getting so mad that you feel out of control of your actions?If these strong, sudden bursts of anger sound all too familiar, you know the impact they have over your life. Over time, these responses can actually hard-wire our brains to respond angrily in situations that normally wouldn’t ... Read more

    $45.28 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832

    Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832

    by Alan Taylor ...
    This searing story of slavery and freedom in the Chesapeake by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian reveals the pivot in the nation’s path between the founding and civil war.Frederick Douglass recalled that slaves living along Chesapeake Bay longingly viewed sailing ships as "freedom’s swift-winged angels." In 1813 those angels appeared in the bay as British warships coming to punish the Americans ... Read more

    $16.69 CAD

  • American Colonies

    The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States, Volume 1)

    by Alan Taylor, Eric Foner ...
    Series series The Penguin History of the United States
    A multicultural, multinational history of colonial America from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Internal Enemy and American RevolutionsIn the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America, from the native inhabitants from milennia past, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Mail Order Bride Winona

    Sweet Clean Inspirational Frontier Historical Western Romance

    by Karla Gracey ...
    Narrated by Alan Taylor ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - Silver River Brides

    Unabridged

    1 hour 32 min

    Winona Campbell has never had much, but what little she does possess she has always been more than glad to share it. Always there for anyone in their time of need she never puts herself first.Robson Philbert has studied hard and longs to bring his knowledge and skills as a doctor to Silver River. But he has no time for a wife and family much as he longs for one. But to his surprise someone thinks ... Read more

    $9.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Mail Order Bride Camille

    Sweet Clean Inspirational Frontier Historical Western Romance

    by Karla Gracey ...
    Narrated by Alan Taylor ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Silver River Brides

    Unabridged

    1 hour 28 min

    Camille Germain is a newcomer to America. Fresh off the boat and still not sure of her footing. A chance encounter brought her moderate fame, an old family friend helped her to accept who she truly was and what she really wanted. But will a complete stranger be the one to finally give her everything she has ever craved?Harry Whitton has always been a nomad. The Saloons and stables of every town in ... Read more

    $9.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus