| Description |
205 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Pages from history |
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Pages from history.
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| Summary |
Uses contemporary documents to explore the American Revolution, from the colonists' break with Great Britain through the struggle to create a successful government for the new United States. The American Revolution vividly illustrates through a collection of fascinating primary documents how, in the space of a few hundred years, contented colonists -- the majority of whom were transplanted English citizens -- would form an independent country that could challenge the greatest world power of the time -- and win. The American Revolution explores the colonies' break with Great Britain, the resulting war to gain independence, and the struggle to create a successful government for the new United States. Steven C. Bullock turns to such documents as Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, diaries, newspaper debates, slave petitions, and a pictorial essay on Paul Revere, showing that the words and actions of common men as well as great men played important roles in making the Revolution not just a coup d'Etat, but a genuine change that shook the foundations of authority and dramatically changed American society. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Family quarrel: Coming of the revolution -- Breaking the bonds: War and independence -- Taking sides: Experience of war -- Building governments: Revolutions in government -- Limits of liberty: Revolutions in society and culture -- Paul Revere: Craftsman of the Revolution -- Living revolution: Revolution remembered. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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| ISBN |
0195132246 (acid-free paper) |
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