Publications
The McConnell Center publishes and underwrites works related to U.S. history and leadership.
America's Autobiography: Key Documents that Tell Our Story (2026)
Paired with our companion podcast and video series, featuring thoughtful commentary from scholars and experts, this project invites readers and viewers alike to explore the ideas that have defined our past and continue to shape our future.
The Stag and the Spear by G.L. Gregg (2024)
A young adult novel by McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg. All proceeds benefit the McConnell Center's Civic Education Program.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (2023)
All readers should make the lessons of the prophet their own and find in his words the keys that might open doors that otherwise would be shut to them.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (2021)
This new edition of Marcus Aurelius's famous work features a thematic index, blank pages for readers' own meditations and insights, and an innovative numbering system to make lessons easier to track and reference when they are needed.
Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, the Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America (2020)
Edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman, this edition features all 85 Federalist Papers
and selections from more than 40 Anti-Federalist writings.
Are you a Kentucky teacher?
If interested in a complimentary "desk/review" copy of the books listed above, please email us. Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Other publications available for teachers to request:
- Pocket-size U.S. Constitutions
- America's Forgotten Founders ed. by Gary L. Gregg II and Mark David Hall
- The Senate, Great Forum of Constitutional Liberty by Robert C. Byrd
- Hero Tales from American History by Henry Cabot Lodge & Theodore Roosevelt
DVDs:
- Henry Clay and the Struggle for the Union, a Witnessing History Film
- Daniel Boone and the Opening of the American West, a Witnessing History Film
- Dreamers & Doers: Voices of Kentucky Women, a Michael Breeding MEDIA production