Title:

The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers

Author:

Thomas Fleming

About

In The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers from Smithsonian Books, historian Thomas Fleming, author of The Perils of Peace, offers a fresh look at the critical role of women in the lives of Washington, Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison. Fleming nimbly takes readers through a great deal of early American history, as our founding fathers struggle to reconcile the private and public–and often deal with a media every bit as gossip-seeking and inflammatory as ours today.

Title:

Washington: A Life

Author:

Ron Chernow

About

In Washington: A Life, acclaimed biographer Ron Chernow delivers a masterful and deeply human portrait of George Washington. Drawing on vast research, Chernow brings the first president to life as a dynamic, complex leader—far more than the stoic figure of legend. From Washington’s daring youth and military triumphs to his crucial role in shaping the Constitution and leading a fledgling nation, this sweeping biography reveals his passions, struggles, and vision. With fresh relevance sparked by the popularity of Hamilton, Chernow’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book offers a compelling look at a man whose leadership helped define the American experiment.

Title:

Stonewall Jackson’s Black Sunday School

Author:

Rickey E. Pittman

Illustrator

Lynn Hosegood

About

The legacy of a military legend’s faith. Before becoming a Confederate general, Thomas J. Jackson was a volunteer Sunday school teacher at the Lexington Presbyterian Church in Virginia. Believing that everyone was entitled to a spiritual education, he taught a special class of black children and adults the word of God. The first edition of this title received a Young Reader’s Citation from the Colonial Dames of America.