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Celebrate the Fourth of July with things all-American. Browse our book list below to get into the spirit of the holiday!

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Toast to American independence in our 11 oz. printed whiskey glass showcasing an authentic reproduction of the original Declaration of Independence. The perfect glass for whiskey lovers, U.S. history buffs, and proud Americans everywhere. Proudly designed and made in the USA.


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A pair of old-fashioned cocktail glasses - one to celebrate the bootleg liquor and underground speakeasies that kept spirits alive during those dark days in American history, and the other to celebrate America's brilliant decision to once again let the people drink freely!

Includes:

One 11 oz rocks glass printed with a reproduction of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

One 11 oz. rocks glass printed with a reproduction of the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, which repealed Prohibition.


The U.S. Constitution and Related Documents By Stephen Brennan (Editor), Jesse Ventura (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Stephen Brennan (Editor), Jesse Ventura (Foreword by)
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ISBN: 9781510724969
Published: Skyhorse - February 20th, 2018

No matter who you identify with—Democrat or Republican, Tea Party or Green Party, Independent or something else altogether—we the people should read:

  • The Constitution of the United States of America
  • The Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The Articles of Confederation

Take a moment or two to ref


Hugo Black's Pocket U.S. Constitution: 'Keep One on You All the Time' By Steve Suitts (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Steve Suitts (Introduction by)
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ISBN: 9781588384157
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Published: NewSouth Books - January 7th, 2020

Remembered by some as the "most remarkable Supreme Court justice of the twentieth century," Justice Hugo L. Black was an early proponent of a judicial revolution that rebuilt America by expanding individual rights under the law and empowering the federal government to address America's economic and social problems.


The Constitution of the United States, Smithsonian Edition By Founding Fathers, Harry R. Rubenstein (Foreword by) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781588347077
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Published: Smithsonian Books - March 22nd, 2022

This striking edition contains the foundational document of the United State's governance.

This durable and portable book will help you navigate the latest conversations about the supreme law of the land. With a sleek and dignified design, its features make it the perfect keepsake: 
 


The Declaration of Independence, Smithsonian Edition By Founding Fathers, Lonnie G. Bunch III (Foreword by) Cover Image
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Published: Smithsonian Books - March 22nd, 2022

This elegant edition captures a defining document of independence in the US that represents the ideals of the nation.


The Emancipation Proclamation, Smithsonian Edition By Abraham Lincoln, Paul Gardullo (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Abraham Lincoln, Paul Gardullo (Foreword by)
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ISBN: 9781588347084
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Published: Smithsonian Books - March 22nd, 2022

This distinguished edition captures a pivotal moment of justice in the United States with a document that paved the way for the abolition of slavery

This handsome, pocket-sized Smithsonian edition printed in the United States contains Lincoln's groundbreaking executive order and the writings that helped form it, with features that make it the perfect keepsake:
 


The Federalist Papers (Penguin Civic Classics) By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Richard Beeman (Introduction by), Richard Beeman (Editor) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143121978
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Published: Penguin Books - August 28th, 2012

A selection of nineteen essential essays from The Federalist Papers in their original lengths by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, with notes by Richard Beeman


A People's History of the United States By Howard Zinn Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062397348
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Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - November 17th, 2015

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard Fast


1776 By David McCullough Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780743226721
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Published: Simon & Schuster - July 4th, 2006

America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the h


The People's Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union By John F. Kowal, Wilfred U. Codrington III Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781620975619
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Published: New Press - September 21st, 2021

The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitution--the product of compromises and an artifact of its time--and made it more democratic

Who wrote the Constitution? That's obvious, we think: fifty-five men in Philadelphia in 1787.


The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 By Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781631498985
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Published: Liveright - September 21st, 2021

New York Times Book Review — Editors’ Choice • Chicago Tribune — "60 Best Reads for Right Now" • St. Louis Post-Dispatch — "50 Fall Books You Should Consider Reading"

A culminating work on the American Founding by one of its leading historians, The Cause rethinks the American Revolution as we have known it.


Patriotism and Profit : Washington, Hamilton, Schuyler & the Rivalry for America's Capital City By Susan Nagel Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781643137087
Published: Pegasus Books - October 5th, 2021

The untold story of how America’s beloved first president, George Washington, borrowed, leveraged, and coerced his way into masterminding the key land purchase of the American era, which lead to the creation the nation’s capital city. 

Contrary to the popular historical record, Thomas Jefferson was not even a minor player at The Dinner Table Bargain, now known as The


These Truths: A History of the United States By Jill Lepore Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393357424
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 1st, 2019

“Nothing short of a masterpiece.” —NPR Books
A New York Times Bestseller and a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year

In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation.


You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington By Alexis Coe Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780735224117
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Published: Penguin Books - February 2nd, 2021

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
AN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

“In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book….Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor… [You Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders.” —Boston Globe


An African American and Latinx History of the United States (ReVisioning History #4) By Paul Ortiz Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780807005934
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Published: Beacon Press - December 11th, 2018

An intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights