| Description |
61, [3] p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, facsims. ; 27 x 31 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Note |
Removable facsimiles in pockets. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [64]) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- French and Indian War ends, 1773 -- Intolerable acts, 1764-1768 -- Rebels and Redcoats collide, 1770-1774 -- British feed the Rebel cause, 1775 -- Gunfire at Lexington and Concord, 1775 -- Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill, 1775 -- Washington chosen to lead, 1776 -- Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 -- British soldier -- Continental soldier -- British return to the colonies, 1776 -- From New York to the New Jersey woods, Washington retreats -- First Trenton, then Princeton, 1776-77 -- Winter quarters at Morristown, 1776-77 -- Fateful defeat of "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne, 1777 -- Into Valley Forge, 1777-78 -- American army is tested at Monmouth, 1778 -- Fight Americans with Americans, Camden to Kings Mountain -- Cowpens, 1780 -- Yorktown, 1781 -- Creating a country from scratch -- America looks west for elbow room -- United States asserts itself, the Tripolitan War -- Senseless duel and the corps of discovery -- Trouble with Britain, again -- Land war of 1812 -- War at sea, and the end of the beginning -- Founding and the future -- Index -- Credits. |
| Summary |
This unique narrative spans the French-Indian Wars of the 1760s and the Jacksonian era--a period in which the fires of rebellion were stoked, and a fledging nation took her place among the world's powers. Features reproductions of rare documents, memorabilia, & audio CD with more than 70 minutes of readings of contemporary letters, diaries, and documents. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
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| Added Author |
Souter, Janet, 1940-
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Brown, Richard D.
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| ISBN |
1844421120 : $29.95 |
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9781844421121 |
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