Topically diverse essays on American political institutions and practices related to freedom.

A collection of essays and lectures from Henry Steele Commager, one of America's eminent historians. The focus is on the age of enlightenment, with particular attention to Thomas Jefferson, and how enlightenment philosophy shaped the birth of the United States.

A narrative history of the United States up until the second World War, written for laypeople by the esteemed public historians Allan Nevins and Henry Steele Commager.

A collection of essays and observations on the distinctive characteristics of Americans, as observed by non-Americans. Commentators include Alexis de Tocqueville, Charles Dickens, and over thirty more.

Written for children and young adults, Crusaders for Freedom features brief biographies of famous activists and intellectuals throughout history. Biographies are arranged by type of freedom, including freedom of speech and women's rights.

Collected essays that expound on freedom--in all forms--as a necessity for national and human prosperity.

A chronologically ordered collection of Lester Ward's writings on the welfare state.

Writings based on Commager's James W. Richards Lectures in History at the University of Virginia. This brief book traces the notion of majority rule and minority rights as understood in the early history of the United States.

A multifaceted picture of the Civil War presented through the personal narratives of contemporaries, civilian and military.

This collection of essays reflects on the United States' moral "defeat" in light of foreign policy disasters such as the Vietnam War and domestic failings such as the Watergate scandal.