Foundation for the National Archives Publications

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Visit the National Archives Shop in Washington, DC
Call 202-357-5271 or email nationalarchivesstore@nara.gov
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Book cover: To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis Look back at the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 years after President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev looked into the brink of a nuclear catastrophe, and then stepped back.
Available in softcover from the Archives Shop.

Book cover: Attachments: Faces and Stories from the National Archives Attachments: Faces and Stories from America's Gates Discover the stories of those who entered or exited America from the mid-1880s through World War II. Focusing on 27 individual journeys, Attachments explores the immigration records held at the National Archives.
Available in hardcover or softcover.

Book cover: Genealogy Tool Kit: Getting Started on Your Family History at the National Archives Genealogy Tool Kit: Getting Started on Your Family History at the National Archives
Discover your family history with the official guide to genealogy research at the National Archives, helping researchers of all skill levels to navigate immigration, census, military, and land records.
Available in softcover.

Book cover: School House to White House: The Education of the PresidentsSchool House to White House: The Education of the Presidents
Meet our nation's Presidents when that title was still only a dream through memoirs, scrapbooks, and letters that reveal the wide range of formative experiences of the Presidents. Available in hardcover or softcover.


Book cover: Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman
Take a humorous and historical look at the campaign trail as drawn by Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist Clifford K. Berryman.
Available in softcover.

Book cover: Archive This! The National Archives' Archivist in Training Kit Archive This!
The National Archives' Archivist in Training Kit

Travel along with Ben Franklin as he shows our two intrepid Archivists-in-training around the National Archives, and join them with your very own membership card!
Available in softcover.

Book cover: The Public Vaults Unlocked: Discovering American History in the National Archives The Public Vaults Unlocked: Discovering American History in the National Archives Explore the National Archives' permanent exhibition in this comprehensive volume that presents the depth, diversity, and magnitude of the billions of Federal Government records held in trust at the Archives.
Available in hardcover or softcover.

Book cover: Your Land, Our Land: Two Centuries of American Words and Images from the Regions of the National ArchivesYour Land, Our Land: Two Centuries of American Words and Images from the Regions of the National Archives
Explore the far reaches of America through this selection of records from the National Archives' regional facilities.
Available in hardcover.

Book cover: The Way We WorkedThe Way We Worked
Imagine working at a coal mine, steel mill, telephone switchboard. Work and workplaces have undergone enormous transformations between 1857 and 1987, documented in photographs from the National Archives.
Available in softcover.

Book cover: Moonshot: JFK and Space Exploration Moonshot: JFK and Space Exploration Discover the elements that combined to send a man to the moon: the grand vision and the hard science; the imagination and engineering; the poetry and power that characterized so much of the Kennedy Presidency.
Available in softcover.

Book cover: The Road To Freedom: The Freedmen's Bureau Records The Road To Freedom: The Freedmen's Bureau Records
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Federal government strove to care for and promote self-sufficiency among nearly four million former slaves through the Freedmen's Bureau
Available in softcover.

Book cover: What's Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government's Effect on the American DietWhat's Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government's Effect on the American Diet
Curator Alice Kamps walks you through the history of American Government and food. Foreword by 2011 Chef of the Year and the exhibition's Chief Culinary Advisor, José Andrés.
Available in softcover.

Book cover: Eating with Uncle Sam: Recipes and Historical Bites from the National Archives Eating with Uncle Sam: Recipes and Historical Bites from the National Archives More than 150 recipes from the National Archives and its Presidential libraries. Introduction by 2011 Chef of the Year José Andrés and a message from Archivist of the United States
David S. Ferriero.
Available in hardcover.

Book cover: Discovering the Civil War Discovering the Civil War
Take a fresh look at the Civil War through little-known stories, seldom-seen documents, and unusual perspectives told through over 250 letters, diaries, photos, maps, petitions, receipts, patents, amendments, and proclamations.
Available in hardcover or softcover.

Book cover: Records of Our National Life: American History at the National ArchivesRecords of Our National Life: American History at the National Archives
Published in honor of the Archives' 75th anniversary, this highly illustrated volume takes the reader on a journey through American history, from the struggle for independence to the 2009 tally of electoral votes.
Available in hardcover or softcover.

Book cover: Charters of Freedom: "A New World is at Hand"Charters of Freedom: "A New World is at Hand"
Explore some of the nation's greatest documentary treasures alongside paintings, engravings, and photographs of major figures and events in U.S. history.
Available in hardcover or softcover.

Book cover: The National Archives Building: Temple of American History The National Archives Building: Temple of American History See the rich images that tell the story of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, home of our nation's most treasured records.
Available in softcover.

Book cover: Eyewitness: American Originals from the National ArchivesEyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives Exhibition
From handwritten reports by George Washington to the message of the Apollo 8 crew in lunar orbit, read the first-hand accounts that offer a fresh and surprising perspective on familiar events.
Available in softcover.

Book cover: BIG! Exhibit Catalog BIG!
From the 13-foot scroll of the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, to the size 22 sneakers of basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal, explore American history—writ large.
Available in hardcover.

Book cover: Winning West Virginia: JFK's Primary CampaignWinning West Virginia: JFK's Primary Campaign
The exhibit marked the 50th anniversary of the 1960 West Virginia primary, considered by many historians to be one of the most significant state primaries in American political history. Its companion book is available from the Archives Shop in softcover.

Book cover: Poetry and Power: The Inaugural Address of President John F. KennedyPoetry and Power: The Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy
Discover the process behind crafting one of the most famous speeches in American history: President Kennedy's inaugural address. Based on an exhibition at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Available in softcover.