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H. W. Brands

H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A New York Times bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for The First American and Traitor to His Class.
America First
America First
Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War
H. W. Brands
9780593686577
$22.00 US
Paperback
Sep 23, 2025
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Founding Partisans
Founding Partisans
Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
H. W. Brands
9780593469033
$22.00 US
Paperback
Nov 12, 2024
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Last Campaign
The Last Campaign
Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America
H. W. Brands
9780593314524
$20.00 US
Paperback
Sep 19, 2023
Vintage
Grades AP/IB
Our First Civil War
Our First Civil War
Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
H. W. Brands
9780593082560
$21.00 US
Paperback
Sep 13, 2022
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Zealot and the Emancipator
The Zealot and the Emancipator
John Brown, Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for American Freedom
H. W. Brands
9780525563457
$17.95 US
Paperback
Oct 12, 2021
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Heirs of the Founders
Heirs of the Founders
Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants
H. W. Brands
9780525433903
$22.00 US
Paperback
Oct 01, 2019
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The General vs. the President
The General vs. the President
MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
H. W. Brands
9781101912171
$21.00 US
Paperback
Oct 03, 2017
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Man Who Saved the Union
The Man Who Saved the Union
Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
H. W. Brands
9780307475152
$20.00 US
Paperback
May 28, 2013
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr
The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr
H. W. Brands
9780307743268
$15.95 US
Paperback
May 01, 2012
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
American Colossus
American Colossus
The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
H. W. Brands
9780307386779
$23.00 US
Paperback
Oct 04, 2011
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
American Dreams
American Dreams
The United States Since 1945
H. W. Brands
9780143119555
$18.00 US
Paperback
May 31, 2011
Penguin Books
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield
The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield
A Tragedy of the Gilded Age
H. W. Brands
9780307743251
$20.00 US
Paperback
May 31, 2011
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
His Life and Times
H. W. Brands
9781400030729
$22.00 US
Paperback
Oct 10, 2006
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Lone Star Nation
Lone Star Nation
The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
H. W. Brands
9781400030705
$20.00 US
Paperback
Feb 08, 2005
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Age of Gold
The Age of Gold
The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
H. W. Brands
9780385720885
$23.00 US
Paperback
Oct 14, 2003
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The First American
The First American
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
H. W. Brands
9780385495400
$22.00 US
Paperback
Mar 12, 2002
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

Books

America First
America First
Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War
H. W. Brands
9780593686577
$22.00 US
Paperback
Sep 23, 2025
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Founding Partisans
Founding Partisans
Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
H. W. Brands
9780593469033
$22.00 US
Paperback
Nov 12, 2024
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Last Campaign
The Last Campaign
Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America
H. W. Brands
9780593314524
$20.00 US
Paperback
Sep 19, 2023
Vintage
Grades AP/IB
Our First Civil War
Our First Civil War
Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
H. W. Brands
9780593082560
$21.00 US
Paperback
Sep 13, 2022
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Zealot and the Emancipator
The Zealot and the Emancipator
John Brown, Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for American Freedom
H. W. Brands
9780525563457
$17.95 US
Paperback
Oct 12, 2021
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Heirs of the Founders
Heirs of the Founders
Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants
H. W. Brands
9780525433903
$22.00 US
Paperback
Oct 01, 2019
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The General vs. the President
The General vs. the President
MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
H. W. Brands
9781101912171
$21.00 US
Paperback
Oct 03, 2017
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Man Who Saved the Union
The Man Who Saved the Union
Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
H. W. Brands
9780307475152
$20.00 US
Paperback
May 28, 2013
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr
The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr
H. W. Brands
9780307743268
$15.95 US
Paperback
May 01, 2012
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
American Colossus
American Colossus
The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
H. W. Brands
9780307386779
$23.00 US
Paperback
Oct 04, 2011
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
American Dreams
American Dreams
The United States Since 1945
H. W. Brands
9780143119555
$18.00 US
Paperback
May 31, 2011
Penguin Books
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield
The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield
A Tragedy of the Gilded Age
H. W. Brands
9780307743251
$20.00 US
Paperback
May 31, 2011
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
His Life and Times
H. W. Brands
9781400030729
$22.00 US
Paperback
Oct 10, 2006
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Lone Star Nation
Lone Star Nation
The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
H. W. Brands
9781400030705
$20.00 US
Paperback
Feb 08, 2005
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Age of Gold
The Age of Gold
The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
H. W. Brands
9780385720885
$23.00 US
Paperback
Oct 14, 2003
Anchor
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The First American
The First American
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
H. W. Brands
9780385495400
$22.00 US
Paperback
Mar 12, 2002
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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