- "Intellectual Origins of the American Revolution" (1983)
- "Thomas Jefferson: A Life in History" (1983)
- "The Presidential Elections of 1872" (1990)
- "The United States in the Twentieth Century" (2000)
- "Revolutionary America, 1765-1776" (2003)
- "Andrew Jackson and His America: The Making of a President" (2010)
Articles
- "The American Enlightenment" (1983)
- "The Revolution in the South: A View from the Periphery" (1984)
- "Andrew Jackson and the American Presidency" (1990)
- "The Election of 1876: A Reconsideration" (1992)
- "Thomas Jefferson and the American Revolution: A Reconsideration" (1997)
- "The American Revolution and the American Character: A Bicentennial Perspective" (1976)
Speeches
- "The American Enlightenment: A Bicentennial Perspective" (1976)
- "The Revolution in the South: A View from the Periphery" (1984)
- "Andrew Jackson and the American Presidency" (1990)
- "The Election of 1876: A Reconsideration" (1992)
- "Thomas Jefferson and the American Revolution: A Reconsideration" (1997)