Books

The museum shop sells a variety of books and publications pertaining to James Monroe and the era in which he lived. The following list is only a sampling of our offerings.

Books for sale at JMM

The following publications of the Papers of James Monroe (Daniel Preston, editor) can be ordered from the museum by calling 540/654-1043:

A Comprehensive Catalog of the Correspondence and Papers of James Monroe, Vols. 1 and 2

The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 1: A Documentary History of the Presidential Tours of James Monroe, 1817, 1818, 1819.

The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 2: Selected Correspondence and Papers, 1776 – 1794.

The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 3: Selected Correspondence and Papers, 1794 – 1796.

 

The following publications are available for purchase in our museum shop:

James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon, $21.95

The Making of a Revolutionary by Meghan C. Budinger, $4.95

Mistress of Riversdale: The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, 1795-1821 (edited by Margaret Law Callcott), $21.95

James Monroe by Daniel C. Gilman

The Glorious Hour of Lieutenant Monroe by Richard Hanser, $11.95

The Rockets’ Red Glare: An Illustrated History of the War of 1812 by Donald R. Hickey

The War of 1812 by Donald R. Hickey

The Jeffersons at Shadwell by Susan Kern

A Presidential Legacy by Lee Langston-Harrison, $19.95

The White House: Its Historic Furnishings and First Families by Betty C. Monkman

Monroe Family Recipes, $3.95

Quotations of James Monroe: On the Subjects of his Family, Friends, Private Affairs, and Public Policy (compiled by Daniel Preston and Heidi Stello), $6.95

James Monroe: An Illustrated History by Daniel Preston, $19.95

The Life of James Monroe by Daniel Preston, $6.95

The Presidency of James Monroe by Daniel Preston, $3.95

The Slaves’ Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812 by Gene Allan Smith

First House: Two Centuries with America’s First Families by Mary Miley Theobald, $34.95

 

You may also place orders by telephone (540/654-1043).