American History books of exceptional value for homeschool families or just family reading time. Learn about the great events and characters in American history.

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Our Flag Was Still There: Story of the Star-Spangled Banner by Tracy Leininger $16.95 | Hardcover | 46 pages | His Seasons OUR PRICE: $15.00 Author Tracy Leininger retells the inspiring, true story of how our national anthem came to be written by Francis Scott Key, a godly Christian man of the times (whose biography Grace & Truth Books also offers - see below). Vivid, beautiful paintings of this early American battle by illustrator Bill Farnsworth bring the story to life and make this a striking gift book. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity: See Also: Life and Times of Francis Scott Key - Edward Delaplaine $27.00 | Hardcover | 506 pages A worthy and fascinating study of the life of the author of our National Anthem, Francis Scott Key - a true hero, of the type seldom found in today's political climate. This biography reveals the many great attributes of this godly Christian Patriot. Beautifully bound hard back • White cloth cover laced in blue and gold • Completely indexed with bibliography. Quantity:

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Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters by Logan Marshall $24.00 | Hardcover | 350 pages | Vision Forum OUR PRICE: $19.50 One of our most beautiful "gift" books, particularly for boys. The one book which tells the full, thrilling and true story of the heroism and courage of those who either survived or perished in the sinking of America's most famous ship. Christian families will be pleased at the wealth of spiritual truth woven throughout these pages; a book packed with numerous authentic, outstanding photographs as well. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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1828 American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster $69.00 | Hardcover | 2000 pages | Foundation for American Christian Education OUR PRICE: $58.00 Noah Webster wrote, "Education is useless without the Bible." When training young minds, planting the habit of learning how to search for precise principles and answers is vital. This dictionary provides thorough, in-depth, accurate definitions, which established it as a standard for governing spelling, grammar and reading. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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A Girl's Life in Virginia Before the War by Letitia Burwell $25.00 | Hardcover | 208 pages | Sprinkle Publications OUR PRICE: $18.50 A record of plantation life as it truly was, from one who lived it. Dedicated by the author to her descendants, to fill out more accurately their view of the Virginians before the civil war. 16 full page illustrations, skilfully drawn. Beautiful hardcover book with gold stamping. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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All Things for Good: The Steadfast Fidelity of Stonewall Jackson by J. Steven Wilkins $16.95 | Hardcover | 394 pages | Cumberland House OUR PRICE: $13.75 "Whatever the cause, Jackson's ability to stand fast in bold faith, unstinting virtue, manifest courage and sheer pluck is one of the most remarkable stories of history." -- George Grant Dubbed "Stonewall" after the battle of First Manassas in July 1861, Thomas Jackson has long been revered as a brilliant military leader and tactician. Yet, while feared by his enemies, he was dearly beloved by his men, for his humble and sincere Christian faith. Filled with unique chapters that cover matters such as Jackson's views of forgiveness, children, humility, friendship, slavery, duty, respect, self-denial, Bible study and much more. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Alone Yet Not Alone ~ The True Story of Barbara and Regina Leininger by Tracy Leininger $15.99 | Hardcover | 200 pages | His Seasons OUR PRICE: $15.00 The Leininger family settled deep within America's new frontier in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania. A sudden Indian raid changed their lives forever. This story retells the heroic and daring escape of Barbara Leininger and the touching reunion with her sister, Regina, after nine years. It also gives us an endearing portrayal of the love between family members and the strength of childhood memories. Father and Mother Leininger's commitment to "hide" God's Word in the hearts of their children yielded the fruit of an enduring faith in their Savior. Barbara and Regina held firmly to the belief that they were never alone, even in their darkest hour. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Among the Camps by Thomas Nelson Page $14.00 | Hardcover | 163 pages | Sprinkle Publications OUR PRICE: $12.00 This sequel to "Two Little Confederates" followed the first book when originally serialized in "Harpers Young People Magazine", 1888. More exciting tales of children caught up in the tragic difficulties and dangers of the War Between The States. Both stories convey themes of courage, sacrifice, honor, strategy, even forgiveness, and other realities of life as children and soldiers are thrown together and learn to see how Christian kindness and goodwill apply even in the worst of times. Highly authentic historical fiction from a man who lived his boyhood during the times of the war. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Audio: True Stories of Great Americans for Young Americans by Jim, Hodges, narrator $24.00 | CD | Jim Hodges Audio Productions OUR PRICE: $18.00 First published in 1898, this single volume is packed with seldom-heard incidents from the lives of twenty-two great American role models, including Washington, Franklin, Lincoln, Lee, Grant, Garfield, Fulton, Edison, Alcott, Madison, and more. It depicts their natures and habits as young people, and relates scores of incidents of their childhood days, trials and difficulties, and how they came to be great and famous. Every boy or girl who reads this inspiring volume will want to get out and do something significant in the world. Total Audio Playing Time: 7 Hours, 44 Minutes Click on "details"(below) for a complete list of the great Americans covered in this volume! Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Beloved Bride: Letters of Stonewall Jackson to His Wife by Bill Potter, editor $13.99 | Paperback | 160 pages | Vision Forum OUR PRICE: $13.00 The military prowess of Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson is what he is best known for. But the real Thomas J. Jackson was also a humble Christian and loving husband and father. His tender, instructive letters to his wife Anna are a glorious model of godly leadership, unflagging devotion and covenant faithfulness. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Christ in the Camp by J. William Jones $28.00 | Hardcover | 624 pages | Vision Forum OUR PRICE: $22.00 In the midst of the titanic struggle of the American War Between the States, a spiritual war for the souls of men was waged with equal vigor. From 1861 to 1865, many thousands of soldiers professed Christ as their Savior and Lord, and many more were renewed in their commitment to serve God in camp and battlefield. This volume records the stories of heroic chaplains who stood in the line of battle to minister to the fallen and to work at the bedside of fatally ill comrades. Some of the army pastors were themselves among the slain. It tells of worship services in camps attended by ten, a hundred, or a thousand men gathered to hear the Word of God expounded. Here, too, we read of the Christian generals who supported the many facets of gospel work: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jeb Stuart, and others. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Forgotten Heroes of Liberty: The Chaplains and Clergy of the American Revolution by Joel T. Headley $25.00 | Paperback | 402 pages | Solid Ground Christian Books OUR PRICE: $19.50 A volume that explores the vital, but often neglected, role of ministers of the gospel to the cause of liberty in the founding of the American nation. The author, Joel Headley (1813-1897) gives dozens of sketches of the men who were the spiritual leaders of the American Revolution. Men such as Timothy Dwight, William Tennent, Samuel Spring, Ezra Styles, John Gano and John Witherspoon are a few of the names that appear in this catalogue of brave and godly men who had tremendous influence in those tumultuous days. In the words of John Wingate Thornton "To the Pulpit, the Puritan Pulpit, we owe the moral force which won our independence." This volume will go a long way to correct the oversight of modern day historians.This is the history that today's secular historian does not want you or your children ever to know. Here you will be introduced to men who risked their lives and gave their lives for the freedom we now enjoy. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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George Whitefield: God's Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century by Arnold A. Dallimore $14.99 | Paperback | 219 pages | Crossway Books OUR PRICE: $12.00 Story of one of the most powerful preachers of all history, who many have said reached more people than anyone since the Apostle Paul. George Whitefield's life has been described as a consuming fire that burned without end. In the wake of his preaching, revival swept across the British Isles, and the Great Awakening transformed America's colonies. This founder of Methodism yielded his leadership to John Wesley rather than risking the split of the movement, thus revealing his fervent commitment to the Gospel of Christ rather than his personal hopes or plans. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Guns of Thunder: the Faith & Freedom Trilogy, Book 1 by Douglas Bond $11.99 | Paperback | 261 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $9.75 Author of the superb Crown & Covenant series of historical fictions, Douglas Bond is back with a new series about early America! The M’Kethe clan finds itself in pre-Revolutionary War Connecticut weathering a storm of religious and political upheaval. Ian M’Kethe is forced to make a choice against enormous odds in the face of rising conflict between the Colonists and the French with their Indian allies. Ian makes an unlikely friendship with Watookoog, an Indian, and risks everything but gains something he thought he had lost forever. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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History of the United States, from the Earliest Settlements until 1872 by Alexander Stephens $35.00 | Hardcover | 512 pages | American Foundation Publications OUR PRICE: $27.00 Never in American history has there been a generation which knows less about our history than the present one. We are highly ignorant of our own Constitution, and too many books that purport to be "history" are modern revisions of the past. This is why the reappearance of Alexander Stephens' volume is so important. This facsimile of the 1872 original is a foundational and valuable resource for all to know and understand the truth about the founding of the American nation. Readers can here learn here facts which the vast majority of Americans have never heard but which are essential to understanding our past and the rationale for our political structures. Stephens, a U.S. congressman from 1843-59 and vice president of the Confederacy, was one of the most gifted constitutional scholars the nation has ever produced. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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John Jasper: The Unmatched Black Preacher by William Hatcher $11.00 | Paperback | 182 pages | Sprinkle Publications OUR PRICE: $9.00 True stories of the ministry of this extraordinary preacher of the 19th-century South, who labored not for civil rights or political activism, but for Christ. Crowds of all races gathered to hear this slave preach! Views of race relations rarely heard today. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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John Smith: Gentleman Adventurer by C. H. Forbes-Lindsay $9.99 | Paperback | 195 pages | Preston Speed OUR PRICE: $8.50 Most school-children know only of Captain John Smith as the man Pocahontas saved, just as his head was about to be chopped off. Only a few scholars seem aware that he wrote a history of Virginia and New England, recording his explorations. But this long out-of-print work reveals a soldier, skillful swordsman, honorable explorer who counsels courteous and fair treatment of the native Americans, a champion of what is right who faces death innumerable times. Smith was a hero to the Jamestown colony, who held together that little settlement despite hunger, disease, and even the animosity of those jealous of his abilities and who sought his downfall, even against their own interests. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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