A. The Economists
Sowell, Thomas. On Classical Economics. New Haven, Conn.: Yale UP, 2006.
1. Adam Smith
Rothbard, Murray. N. An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Vol. I: Economic Thought Before Adam Smith. 1995. Rpt. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2006: Pt. 16-17.
Smith, Adam. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Cause of the Wealth of Nations, 3rd rev. ed. 1789. Ed. R.H. Campbell and A.S. Skinner. 1976. Rpt. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981.
2. Rothbard
a-i. History of Economic Thought, Vol. I: Economic Thought Before Adam Smith. 1995. Rpt. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2006: Pt. 7, Ch. 1-2, 5-6; Pt. 12-14.
a-ii. An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Vol. II: Classical Economics. 1995. Rpt. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2006: Pt. 1, Ch. 1, 4-10; Pt. 6, Ch. 5; Pt. 9, Ch. 1-3.
b. The Logic of Action, Vol. II: Applications and Criticism From the Austrian School. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 1997: Ch. 3, 21.

B. The Anglosphere
1. The Stuart Dynasty
Laughland, John. A History of Political Trials: From Charles I to Saddam Hussein. Oxford, U.K.: Peter Lang, 2008: Ch. 1.
Scott, Otto J [Otto Scott-Estrella, Jr.]. James I: The Fool as King. 1976. Rpt. Vallecito, Calif.: Chalcedon, 2003:  Pt. 5.
2. The Scottish Enlightenment
Goetzmann, William H. Beyond the Revolution: A History of American Thought From Paine to Pragmatism. New York City: Basic Books, 2009: Ch. 4.
Hamowy, Ronald. The Scottish Enlightenment and the Theory of Spontaneous Order. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois UP, 1987.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 15.
3. Rothbard
a-i. Conceived in Liberty, Vol. II: "Salutary Neglect": The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century. 1975. Rpt. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1999: Ch. 33-37.
a-ii.Conceived in Liberty, Vol. III: Advance to Revolution, 1760-1775. 1976. Rpt. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1999: Ch. 40, 47, 58-59, 65.
b. History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 7, Ch. 4; Pt. 11.
c. The Mystery of Banking, rev. ed. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2008: Ch. 12, Appendix.
4. Gordon S. Wood
a. The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787, rev. ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: U of North Carolina P, 1998: Ch. 1.
b. The Radicalism of the American Revolution: How a Revolution Transformed a Monarchical Society Into a Democratic One Unlike Any That Had Ever Existed. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992: Ch. 6.
5. Others
Altick, Richard D. The Scholar-Adventurers, rev. ed. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State UP, 1987: Ch. 1, 10-11.
Beck, James M. The Vanishing Rights of the States: A Discussion of the Right of the Senate to Nullify the Action of a Sovereign State in the Selection of Its Representatives in the Senate. 1926. Rpt. Holmes Beach, Fla.: Gaunt, 1997: Ch. 2, Appendix B.
Bradford, M.E. Original Intentions: On the Making and Ratification of the United States Constitution. Athens, Ga.: U of Georgia P, 1993: Ch. 2.
Brown, Wallace. The Good Americans: The Loyalists in the American Revolution. New York City: William Morrow and Co., 1969: Ch. 6-7.
Buruma, Ian. Anglomania: A European Love Affair. New York City: Random House, 1998: Ch. 2-4.
Carson, Clarence B. The Rebirth of Liberty: The Founding of the American Republic, 1760-1800. New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1973: Ch. 5.
Doherty, Brian. Gun Control on Trial: Inside the Supreme Court Battle Over the Second Amendment. Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute, 2008: Ch. 1.
Donner, Frank J. The Age of Surveillance: The Aims and Methods of America’s Political Intelligence System, rev. ed. New York City: Vintage Books, 1981: Ch. 2.
French, Douglas E. Early Speculative Bubbles and Increases in the Money Supply. 1992. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009: Ch. 7.
Gardner, Laurence. The Shadow of Solomon: The Lost Secret of the Freemasons Revealed. London: HarperElement, 2005: Ch. 1-6, 17.
Hofstadter, Richard. The Idea of a Party System: The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United States, 1780-1840. Berkeley, Calif: U of  California P, 1969: Ch. 1.
Kohn, Richard H. Eagle and Sword: The Beginnings of the Military Establishment in America. New York City: The Free Press, 1975: Ch. 1.
Lecky, William Edward Hartpole. Democracy and Liberty, rev. ed. 1897. Rpt. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981: Vol. I, Ch. 1, 4.
Livingston, Donald W. "The Secession Tradition in America." Secession, State and Liberty. Ed. David Gordon. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1998: 1-33.
Morgan, Edmund S. Inventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America. New York City: W.W. Norton  & Co., 1988: Ch. 1-5, 7-9.
North, Gary. Crossed Fingers: How the Liberals Captured the Presbyterian Church. Tyler, Texas: Institute for Christian Economics, 1996: Appendix C.
Norton, Anne. Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire. New Haven, Conn.: Yale UP, 2004: Ch. 10.
O'Brien, Conor Cruise. The Great Melody: A Thematic Biography and Commented Anthology of Edmund Burke. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1992.
Porter, Roy. The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment. New York City: W.W. Norton  & Co., 2000: Ch. 1-19, 21.
Ritcheson, Charles R. Aftermath of Revolution: British Policy Toward the United States, 1783-1795. Dallas: Southern Methodist UP, 1969: Ch. 1-2, 7, Appendix A-B, D-H.
Roberts, Paul Craig, and Lawrence M. Stratton. The Tyranny of Good Intentions: How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice, rev. ed. New York City: Three Rivers Press, 2008: Ch. 3.
Rushdoony, Rousas John. This Independent Republic: Studies in the Nature and Meaning of American History. 1962. Rpt. Fairfax, Va.: Thoburn Press, 1978: Ch. 6, 10.
Sabatini, Rafael. Captain Blood: His Odyssey. 1922. Rpt. London: Vintage Classic, 2009: Ch. 1-8, 31.
Simpson, John. Strange Places, Questionable People. London: Macmillan, 1998: Ch. 3.
Slaughter, Thomas P. The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution. New York City: Oxford UP, 1986: Ch. 1.
Stromberg, Joseph R. "Republicanism, Federalism, and Secession in the South, 1790 to 1865." Secession, 99-133.
Vance, Laurence M. Christianity and War and Other Essays Against the Warfare State, rev. ed. Pensacola, Fla.: Vance Publications, 2008: Ch. 1, 4.
The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society. Ed. David T. Beito, Peter Gordon, and Alexander Tabarrok. Ann Arbor, Mich.: U of Michigan P/The Independent Institute, 2002: Ch. 2, 7, 9.
Williams, William Appleman. The Roots of the Modern American Empire: A Study of the Growth and Shaping of a Social Consciousness in a Marketplace Society. New York City: Random House, 1969: Ch. 1.

C. The Underside
1. Rousseau
Gatto, Ch. 13.
Gay, Party of Humanity, Ch. 8.
Iserbyt, Charlotte Thomson. The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America: A Chronological Paper Trail. Ravenna, Ohio: Conscience Press, 1999: Ch. 1.
Johnson, Paul. Intellectuals. 1988. Rpt. New York City: Harper & Row, 1989: Ch. 1.
2. The Collectivists
Kolakowski, Leszek. Main Currents of Marxism: Its Rise, Growth and Dissolution, rev. ed. Trans. P.S. Falla. New York City: W.W. Norton & Co., 2005:  Pt. I, Ch. 2.
Lecky, Vol. II, Ch. 8, 10.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. II, Pt. 9, Ch. 1-2.
Watson, George A. The Lost Literature of Socialism. Cambridge, U.K.: The Lutterworth Press, 1998: Ch. 2.
3. Michael Baigent et al.
a. Holy Blood, Holy Grail, rev. 3rd ed. New York City: Delacorte Press, 2005: Ch. 7.
b. The Temple and the Lodge. New York City: Arcade Pub., 1989: Ch. 12-14.
4. Gardner
a. Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed, 2nd rev. ed. Gloucester, Mass.: Fair Winds Press, 2005: Ch. 19-20.
b. Shadow of Solomon, Ch. 8, 16.
5. Rothbard
a. Conceived in Liberty, Vol. II, Ch. 38-39, 41-42.
b. History of Economic Thought, Vol. II, Pt. 2, Ch. 2-3.
6. Ned Sublette
a.  Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2004: Ch. 14.
b. The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square. Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books, 2008: Ch. 6, 12.
7. The French Revolution 
a. The Revolution
The Autobiography of James Monroe. Ed. Stuart Gerry Brown and Donald G. Baker. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse UP, 1959: Ch. 3.
Barkun, Michael. A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America. Berkeley, Calif.: U of California P, 2003: Ch. 3.
Dalberg-Acton, John Emerich Edward. Lectures on the French Revolution. Ed. John Neville Figgis and Reginald Vere Laurence. 1910. Rpt. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2000: Ch. 1, 3-22, Appendix.
Gay, Party of Humanity, Ch. 6.
Laughland, Ch. 2.
Molnar, Thomas. The Counter-Revolution. New York City: Funk & Wagnalls, 1969: Ch. 1.
Sabatini, Rafael. Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution. 1921. Rpt. London: Vintage Books, 2009.
Schama, Simon. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.
Skal, David J. Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween. New York City: Bloomsbury, 2002: Ch. 3.
Stoddard, T. Lothrop. The French Revolution in San Domingo. 1914. Rpt. Honolulu: UP of the Pacfic, 2003: Ch. 6-29.
Sublette, World That Made New Orleans, Ch. 13, 16.
Zamoyski, Adam. Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries 1776-1871. 1999. Rpt. New York City: Penguin Books, 2001: Ch. 1, 6, 8.
b. The Great French War
i. The Revolutionary Wars
Cole, Juan. The World According to TomDispatch: America in the New Age of Empire. Ed. Tom Engelhardt. London: Verso, 2008: Ch. 26.
Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982: Ch. 46, Epilogue.
ii. The Napoleonic Wars
a. Joseph Conrad [Jósef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski]
(1) The Point of Honor: A Military Tale. 1908. Rpt. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1912: Ch. 1-3.
(2) The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions, rev. ed. 1919. Rpt. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1923: Ch. 48-49.
(3) Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel, corr. ed. 1954. Rpt. London: Everyman's Library, 1975.
b. Others
Johnson. Napoleon. New York City: Viking, 2002.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. II, Pt. 1, Ch. 2-3; Pt. 5; Pt. 6, Ch. 1-2; Pt. 9, Ch. 3.
d. The Reaction
i. Molnar
(1) Counter-Revolution, Ch. 2, 4.
(2)  The Decline of the Intellectual, rev. ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1994: Ch. 5.
ii. Others
Gottfried, Paul Edward. Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right. New York City: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007: Ch. 1.
Holmes, Stephen. The Anatomy of Antiliberalism. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard UP, 1993: Introduction, Ch. 1, 7; Pt. 2.
8. Others
Bannister, Robert C. Social Darwinism: Science and Myth in Anglo-American Social Thought, rev. ed. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1988: Ch. 1, 9.
Billington, James H. Fire in the Minds of Men: Origins of the Revolutionary Faith. New York City: Basic Books, 1980: Pt. 1.
Davis, Mike. Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster. New York City: Metropolitan Books, 1998: Ch. 6.
French, Ch. 4-5.
Gatto, John Taylor. The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher's Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling, 3rd rev. ed. New York City: Oxford Village Press, 2006: Ch. 6, 12.
Gay, Peter. The Party of Humanity: Essays in the French Enlightenment. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964: Ch. 3.
Griffin, G. Edward. The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve, 3rd rev. ed. Westlake Village, Calif.: American Media, 2002: Ch. 11.
Himmelfarb, Gertrude. On Looking into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994: Ch. 3.
Jones, E. Michael. Libido Dominandi: Sexual Liberation and Political Control. South Bend, Ind.: St. Augustine’s Press, 2000: Pt. 1, Ch. 1-6.
Nisbet, Robert A. History of the Idea of Progress, rev. ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1994: Ch. 7.
North. Conspiracy in Philadelphia: Origins of the United States Constitution. Harrisonburg, Va.: Dominion Educational Ministries, 2004: Ch. 1.
Porter, Ch. 20.
Rushdoony. Bread Upon the Waters: Columns From the "California Farmer." 1969. Rpt. Fairfax, Va.: Thoburn Press, 1974: Ch. 38.
Szasz, Thomas S. The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement, rev. ed. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse UP, 1997: Ch. 3, 11.

D. Ancien Regime France
1. The Colonies
Stoddard, The French Revolution in San Domingo, Ch. 2-5.
Sublette, World That Made New Orleans, Ch. 5, 7.
2. Other
French, Ch. 6.
Gay, Party of Humanity, Ch. 1-2, 4-5, 9.
Hunt, Lynn, and Catherine Hall. "The Curtain Rises." A History of Private Life, Vol. IV: From the Fires of Revolution to the Great War. Ed. Michelle Perrot. Trans. Arthur Goldhammer. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of  Harvard UP, 1990: Pt. 1.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 7, Ch. 3; Pt. 8-9.

E. Dar al-Islam
Baer, Robert. Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude, rev. ed. New York City: Three Rivers Press, 2004: Ch. 6.
Fregosi, Paul. Jihad in the West: Muslim Conquests From the 7th to the 21st Centuries. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1998: Ch. 53-57.
Stoddard. The New World of Islam. New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921: Ch. 1-2.
Unger, Craig. House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties, rev. ed. New York City: Scribner, 2004: Ch. 5.

F. The Netherlands
1. Holland
Alpers, Svetlana. Rembrandt's Enterprise: The Studio and the Market. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1988.
French, Ch. 2.
Liss, David. The Coffee Trader. New York City: Random House, 2003.
2. South Africa
Bunting, Brian Percy. The Rise of the South African Reich, rev. ed. 1969. Rpt. London: International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, 1986: Ch. 1.
Stromberg. " 'Maaatskappy,' State and Empire: A Pro-Boer Revision." Journal of Libertarian Studies. Summer 1998: 1-26.
Williams, Walter E. South Africa's War Against Capitalism. New York City: Praeger, 1989: Ch. 1-2.

G. Hispania
1. Sublette
a. Cuba and Its Music, Ch. 7-9, 12.
b. World That Made New Orleans, Ch. 10.
2. Others
Driscoll, Clara. In the Shadow of the Alamo. New York City: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1906.
Estrada, Alfredo José. Havana: Autobiography of a City. New York City: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007: Ch. 3.
Odishelidze, Alexander, and Arthur B Laffer. Pay to the Order of Puerto Rico. Fairfax, Va.: Allegiance Press, 2004: Ch. 13.
Rothbard, History of Economic Thought, Vol. I, Pt. 7, Ch. 2.
Vaca, Nicolás C. The Presumed Alliance: The Unspoken Conflict Between Latinos and Blacks and What It Means for America. New York City: Rayo, 2004: Ch. 4.

H. The Manchu Empire
Fehrenbach, T.R. The Fight for Korea: From the War of 1950 to the Pueblo Incident. New York City: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1969: Ch. 2.
Posner, Gerald L. Warlords of Crime: Chinese Secret Societies – The New Mafia. 1988. Rpt. Penguin Books, 1990: Ch. 3.

I. The Pirates
Day, A. Grove. Adventurers of the Pacific. New York City: Meredith Press, 1969: Ch. 5.
Sabatini, Captain Blood, Ch. 9-30.

J. Stanley L. Jaki
1. The Road of Science and the Ways to God. 1978. Rpt. Port Huron, Mich.: Real View Books, 2005: Ch. 5-9.
2. Angels, Apes, and Men. Peru, Ill.: Sherwood Sugen & Co., 1984: Ch. 1-2.
3. The Purpose of It All. Washington, D.C. : Regnery Gateway, 1990: Ch. 3.

K. Johnson
1. Enemies of Society. New York City: Atheneum, 1977: Ch. 5.
2. A History of Christianity. New York City: Atheneum, 1976: Pt. 5-6.

L. Nisbet
1. Social Change and History: Aspects of the Western Theory of Development. New York City: Oxford UP, 1969: Ch. 3.
2. Conservatism: Dream and Reality. 1986. Rpt. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Books, 2002: Ch. 1.
3. History of the Idea of Progress, Ch. 6.

M. Others
Adams, Charles. For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization, rev. ed. Lanham, Md.: Madison Books, 1999: Ch. 25-28, 32.
Bartholomew, James R. The Formation of Science in Japan: Building a Research Tradition. New Haven, Conn.: Yale UP, 1989: Ch. 2.
Barzun, Jacques. From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000: Pt. 2.
Bethell, Tom. The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages. New York City: St. Martin's Press, 1998: Ch. 7.
Coleman, Rick. Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Press, 2006: Ch. 1-2.
Day, Ch. 1.
Chamberlain, John. The Roots of Capitalism, rev. ed. 1965. Rpt. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1976.
Engelhardt, Tom. The World According to TomDispatch, Ch. 9.
Evans, M. Stanton. The Theme is Freedom: Religion, Politics, and the American Tradition. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 1994: Ch. 11.
Gatto, Ch. 3, 8.
Gay et al. Age of Enlightenment, rev. ed. New York City: Time-Life Books, 1969.
Goetzmann, Ch. 2.
Hayden, Deborah. Pox: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis. New York City: Basic Books, 2003: Ch. 8.
Hayek, Friedrich A. The Constitution of Liberty. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1960: Postscript.
Heer, Friedrich. The Holy Roman Empire. 1967. Trans. Janet Sondheimer. New York City: Praeger, 1968: Ch. 11-12.
Kennedy, Paul. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict From 1500 to 2000. New York City: Random House, 1987: Ch. 1-2.
Kenner, Hugh. The Counterfeiters: A Historical Comedy. 1968. Rpt. Normal, Ill.: Dalkey Archive Press, 2005.
McDonald, Forrest, and Ellen Shapiro McDonald. Requiem: Variations on Eighteenth-Century Themes. Lawrence, Kan. UP of Kansas, 1988: Ch. 3.
Norwich, Ch. 44-45.
Paglia, Camille. Sexual Personae; Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson. New Haven, Conn.: Yale UP, 1990: Ch. 8.
Perlmutter, Amos. The Life and Times of Menachem Begin. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., 1987: Ch. 3.
Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, or, From New England to the Golden Gate, and the Story of His Indian Campaigns With Comments On the Exploration, Development and Progress of Our Great Western Empire. 1896. Rpt. Lincoln, Neb.: U of Nebraska P, 1992: Ch. 33.
Porter, Bruce D. War and the Rise of the State: The Military Foundations of Modern Politics. New York City: The Free Press, 1994: Ch. 4.
Rothbard. Conceived in Liberty, Vol. IV: The Revolutionary War, 1775-1784. 1979. Rpt. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1999: Ch. 81.
Scruton, Roger. The West and the Rest: Globalization and the Terrorist Threat. Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2002: Ch. 2.
Sienkiewicz, Henryk. Ogniem i Mieczem. 1884. Warsaw, Russia: H. Wawelberg, 1897. Trans. W.S. Kuniczak. With Fire and Sword. Fort Washington, Pa.: Copernicus Society of America, 1991.
Stoddard, Ch. 1.
Sublette, World That Made New Orleans, Ch. 8-9, 11, 15.
Van Crevald, Martin. The Rise and Decline of the State. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge UP, 1999: Ch. 3-5. 
Zamoyski, Ch. 3-5, 7, 9-10.