America's Patriots Book List (15 books)

Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary through reading. This list highlights books on patriots that aided America's fight for independence.

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1	Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 1,956 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War by Kenneth A. Daigler 3.87 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade 3.85 avg rating — 21,028 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Spies, Soldiers, Couriers, and Saboteurs: Women of the American Revolution by K.M. Waldvogel (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 7,359 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis 3.95 avg rating — 47,489 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 7,525 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow 4.17 avg rating — 82,583 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution (Volume 59) (Campaigns and Commanders Series) by Judith L. Van Buskirk 4.31 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H.W. Brands 4.11 avg rating — 22,845 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America by Stacy Schiff (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,619 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution by Robert Geake 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	African Americans In The Revolutionary War by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Lee Lanning 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South by Alan Pell Crawford 4.31 avg rating — 338 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	In the Words of Women: The Revolutionary War and the Birth of the Nation, 1765 - 1799 by Louise V. North 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars