18th century

"Explores two pivotal winters with George Washington's army during the American Revolution, including his crossing of the Delaware River, the battles at Trenton and Princeton, and the winter at Valley Forge"--Provided by publisher.

The Enlightenment was a transformative philosophical period in European and America during the eighteenth century. Also known as the Age of Reason, the movement emphasized the supremacy of reason, empiricism, rationalism, and individualism in all areas of human life, including religion, politics, science, and the arts.

Simon Malmain, chief enforcer of the Guardian Council, which oversees the use of magic in eighteenth-century Britain, is turned into a unicorn after a run-in with Lord Drayton, but he is luckily freed by Meg, a servant in Drayton's household, who then unites with Malmain in an attempt to keep the rogue mage from enacting a plan to keep the Industrial Age from happening.

The author compares the intellectual understanding of the Enlightenment of Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, and shows how the personal experiences and regional cultural traditions of each man shaped his interpretation of that movement and how those ideals played into the birth of the new nation.

A narrative history of the Seven Years' War during which Great Britain eliminated French power north of the Caribbean, focusing on the impact of the war on the political and cultural landscape of North America.

An adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel with relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, finds his single-minded pursuit of revenge against the Comte de St. Vire sidetracked by a beautiful orphan.

Photographs and a chronology examine the life and works of late eighteenth-century English novelist, Jane Austen, describing how the various aspects of the historical period in which she lived influenced her writings.