Books & Media

The Hammerman of Williamsburg DVD

The Hammerman in Williamsburg DVD is back from the archives! Produced in 1973, this 38 minute film features a master blacksmith who explains why the "hammerman" was one of the most vital craftsmen in town. Year-round work for the blacksmith kept the...

Horse and Sleigh Christmas Cards

Send your loved ones a warm holiday greeting with the Horse and Sleigh Christmas Cards. This set of 20 cards includes two different designs with artwork by Karen Cruden, matching envelopes and boxed packaging for easy storage. One greeting card...

Reproduction Fabric Magnet Set

This set of four Reproduction Fabric Magnets makes a beautiful and practical keepsake for your home. Each magnet features a printed motif of our 18th century reproduction fabrics including: India Garden, Palace Blue Flowers, Birds in Fleur and Wavy...

Marquis de Lafayette Returns Guide Book

Walk in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette as he makes a final trip through the young United States! Against the backdrop of a tumultuous election, a beloved hero of the American Revolution returned to America for the first time in forty years...

The Williamsburg Bray School: A History Through Records, Reflections, and Rediscovery

The books are here! Preordered books will begin shipping on November 15, 2024. Seven letters that trace the arc of the Williamsburg Bray School—from its founding in 1760 to its closing in 1774—are the foundation for a collection of essays...

The Indian World of George Washington Book by Colin G. Calloway

Colin G. Calloway's biography, The Indian World of George Washington, reveals in full the relationship between nation builder George Washington and the Native leaders he dealt with intimately across the decades: Shingas, Tanaghrisson, Guyasuta,...

The Pursuit of Happiness Book by Jeffrey Rosen

A New York Times bestseller and an "enriching…brilliant" (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass) examination of what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation’s Founders and how that famous phrase...

Colonial Williamsburg 2025 Towel Calendar

Art and organization come together with our 2025 Colonial Williamsburg Calendar Towel! This Colonial Williamsburg collectible wall hanging features an original illustration of a pineapple by local artist, Marcia Long, and a year-at-a-glance calendar on...

Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era

Known to history as "Dunmore's War," the 1774 campaign against a Shawnee-led Indian confederacy in the Ohio Country marked the final time an American colonial militia took to the field in His Majesty’s service and under royal command. Led by John...

We the People Journal

Draw inspiration from the words of the United States Constitution as you pen your own thoughts with this We the People Journal! This hardbound journal features the preamble to the U.S. Constitution on the cover with lined pages inside. Makes a great gift...

Obsidian Journal

This Obsidian Journal has a traditional book cover in black with gold embossed details on the cover, inspired by a 17th-century bound book from France. The lined pages inside are edged in gold to complete the look. Makes a great gift and handsome journal...

Old World Internet Address & Password Logbook

Keep track of websites, passwords, software licenses, and device information with this Old World Internet Address & Password Logbook. Features an antique map cover, tabbed A-Z pages, and a removable cover band. Features Multicolor antique map...

Venetian Journal

Add 18th century charm to your desk or library with this gorgeous Venetian Writing Journal! This hardbound journal features faux marbled paper cover art. The lined pages inside are edged in gold to complete the historically-inspired look. Makes a great...

Bird of Paradise Journal

Add timeless design and elegance to your desk with this gorgeous Bird of Paradise Writing Journal! This hardbound journal features a beautiful cover with a bird of paradise in the center and a border of stylized fruits and foliage, with gold...

You Can Learn Children's Craft Kit - Calligraphy

Teach your kids a skill from the early days of American life with You Can Learn Craft Kits! This children's calligraphy kit allows kids to imagine and experience what life was like in the past when young girls and boys learned how to write with a quill...

You Can Learn Children's Craft Kit - Weaving

Teach your kids a skill from the early days of American life with You Can Learn Craft Kits! This children's weaving kit allows kids to imagine and experience what life was like in the past when young girls and boys learned useful skills to contribute to...

You Can Learn Children's Craft Kit - Embroidered Drawstring Bag

Teach children a skill from the early days of American life with this "Be Happy" Drawstring Bag Sewing and Embroidery Craft kit from the You Can Learn series of craft kits for kids. Children can experience and imagine what life was like in the past when...

Dunmore's New World: The Extraordinary Life of a Royal Governor in Revolutionary America

Dunmore's New World tells the stranger-than-fiction story of Lord Dunmore, the last royal governor of Virginia, whose long-neglected life boasts a measure of scandal and intrigue rare in the annals of the colonial world. Dunmore not only issued the first...

Virginia Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume 1

Virginia Women is the first of two volumes exploring the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. This collection of seventeen essays, written by established and emerging scholars, recovers the stories and...

Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs

Kathleen Brown examines the origins of racism and slavery in British North America from the perspective of gender. Both a basic social relationship and a model for other social hierarchies, gender helped determine the construction of racial categories...

Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence

In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time. So how did these American colonies overcome long odds to create a durable union capable of...

The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America

Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America investigates these diverse artifacts—from portraits and city views to...

Virginia 1619: Slavery and Freedom in the Making of English America

Virginia 1619 provides an opportunity to reflect on the origins of English colonialism around the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic world. As the essays here demonstrate, Anglo-Americans have been simultaneously experimenting with representative government...

Family, Slavery, and Love in the Early American Republic

One of the finest historians of her generation, Jan Ellen Lewis (1949-2018) transformed our understanding of the early U.S. Republic. Her groundbreaking essays defined the emerging fields of gender and emotions history and reframed traditional...

Fatal Revolutions: Natural History, West Indian Slavery, and the Routes of American Literature

Drawing on letters, illustrations, engravings, and neglected manuscripts, Christopher Iannini connects two dramatic transformations in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world--the emergence and growth of the Caribbean plantation system and the rise of...

The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution

When the Revolutionary War began, the odds of a united, continental effort to resist the British seemed nearly impossible. Few on either side of the Atlantic expected thirteen colonies to stick together in a war against their cultural cousins. In this...

Foul Means: The Formation of a Slave Society in Virginia, 1660-1740

Challenging the generally accepted belief that the introduction of racial slavery to America was an unplanned consequence of a scarce labor market, Anthony Parent, Jr., contends that during a brief period spanning the late seventeenth and early...

Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia

In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from...

Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain: Migration and the Making of the United States

Who had the right to live within the newly united states of America? In the country's founding decades, federal and state politicians debated which categories of people could remain and which should be subject to removal. The result was a white...

Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730-1840

In the first comprehensive history of the fraternity known to outsiders primarily for its secrecy and rituals, Steven Bullock traces Freemasonry through its first century in America. He follows the order from its origins in Britain and its introduction...

Powdered Ink

Pen a note the 18th century way with this Powdered Ink. When mixed with water, this powder produces a rich colored ink for use with quills and other dip pens. Instructions and historical information are provided on the envelopes. A fun way to send a...

They Were Her Property

Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African American history, They Were Her Property makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show...

Founding Feuds by Paul Aron

Think partisanship has never been so bad? Think again. Founding Feuds by Paul Aron shows the founders of the United States of America not only debating but also smearing, screaming, spitting, and occasionally shooting at each other—their...

Shrubs: An Old Fashioned Drink For Modern Times

In his book Shrubs: An Old Fashioned Drink for Modern Times, Michael Dietsch took the mixology community by storm when he brought back a popular drink from colonial times, the shrub. Not the green, leafy kind of shrub that grows in the ground, but a...

Colonial Williamsburg Antique Floral Textile Bookmark

Save your reading spot with the Colonial Williamsburg Antique Floral Textile Bookmark. Inspired by a piece in our collections, this metal bookmark features an image of an antique block print textile from India. This lovely bookmark is accented by...

Colonial Williamsburg Fry-Jefferson Map Bookmark

Save your reading spot with the Colonial Williamsburg Fry-Jefferson Map Bookmark. This metal bookmark features a print of the Fry-Jefferson Map with fine detailing around the edges. Pair with a book for the perfect gift for the bookworm in your...

Restoring Williamsburg

From our fascinating and highly readable best-selling classic, Williamsburg Before and After to our revised and expanded edition, Restoring Williamsburg combines the history of a major restoration bringing the story up to present. Sheds new...

Black Patriots and Loyalists: Fighting for Emancipation in the War for Independence

We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. But, of course, that independence actually applied to only a portion of the American population—African Americans would still be bound in...

First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington

George Washington may be the most famous American who ever lived, and certainly is one of the most admired. While surrounded by myths, it is no myth that the man who led Americans’ fight for independence and whose two terms in office largely...

Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington

In Realistic Visionary, renowned George Washington scholar Peter Henriques seeks to humanize the first president without diminishing him. Henriques’s Washington makes mistakes, is sensitive to criticism, and is slow to accept blame, but he is also...

Hero of Two Worlds

From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality. "Few in history can match the...

Exploring Colonial Williamsburg from A to Z

Explore the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg with this unique seek-and-find alphabet book offering beautiful photographs with hidden animals on every page. Discover everything from sheep pastures and underground ice houses to walled gardens and winding...

A Taste of Virginia

A Taste of Virginia: Through the Garden Gate booklet is the perfect gift for anyone who loves Virginia and cooking. Recipes include Garden Week strawberry shortcake, the rich summertime flavor of Chesapeake Bay crab soufflé, Molly's Brunswick...

Aged Parchment Notecard Set

This set of elegant Aged Parchment Notecards is ideal for writing with ink or practicing calligraphy. Pair with our other from Freund-Mayer writing accessories in our shop for a thoughtful and fun gift. Features Set of 8 folded note cards with 8...

Wood and Bronze Pen Stand

Display your quill pen in style with this small Wood and Bronze Pen Stand. This holder looks great on your desk at home or take it to your next re-enactment inside your traveling desk for a period-appropriate accessory. Features Can hold any type of...

Brown Leather Journal 5" x 7"

This handsome Brown Leather Journal is hand-crafted in Italy. The journal features a wrap-around leather strap, a refillable lined journal, and an extra pocket to stash papers, letters, or other documents. We think it makes the perfect travel journal to...

Flexible Sealing Wax Tri-Pack - Gold, Silver, Red

This Flexible Sealing Wax Tri-Pack makes the perfect companion to our brass letter seals! Made to withstand the modern postal system, this mailable sealing wax can be used on greeting cards and invitations for added historical charm, or on...

Flexible Sealing Wax Tri-Pack - Blue, White, Pink

This Flexible Sealing Wax Tri-Pack makes the perfect companion to our brass letter seals! Made to withstand the modern postal system, this mailable sealing wax can be used on greeting cards and invitations for added historical charm, or on...