Books written by Jon Kukla

  • Patrick Henry: Voice of the Revolution

    Hamilton's fellow New Yorker , John Jay , negotiated another treaty that favored New England and hurt the south . To make things worse , war broke out between Great Britain , still a constitutional monarchy , and the revolutionary ...

  • Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty

    Patrick Henry restores its subject, long underappreciated in history as a founding father, to his seminal place in the story of American independence.

  • A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America

    In A Wilderness so Immense, historian Jon Kukla recounts the fascinating tale of the personal maneuverings, political posturing, and international intrigue that culminated in the greatest land deal in history.

  • Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty

    132 The ambitious Scot: James Corbett David, Dunmore's New World: The Extraordinary Life of a Royal Governor in Revolutionary America—with Jacobites, Counterfeiters, Land Schemes, Shipwrecks, Scalping, Indian Politics, Runaway Slaves, ...

  • Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty

    Patrick Henry restores its subject, long underappreciated in history as a founding father, to his seminal place in the story of American independence.

  • A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America

    In A Wilderness so Immense, historian Jon Kukla recounts the fascinating tale of the personal maneuverings, political posturing, and international intrigue that culminated in the greatest land deal in history.

  • Mr. Jefferson's Women

    A riveting study of a complex man, Mr. Jefferson's Women is sure to spark debate.