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This is the story of one of history's great events, the Revolutionary War, told almost entirely in the words of the soldiers and sailors who fought it and the civilians who endured it. Drawing on thousands of original sources---diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers, pension applications---the author has culled the most colorful and vivid passages and then woven them into a vibrant, eye-witness narrative that takes the reader from the peaceful days before the Stamp Act, through all the major events of the war, and ends with farewell accounts of what happened in later life to the people we have come to know along the way.Product Identifiers
PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-100762770708
ISBN-139780762770700
eBay Product ID (ePID)109173393
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Number of Pages624 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePeople's War : Original Voices of the American Revolution
Publication Year2011
SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), General
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorInc Acacia Swimwear House Publishign Services, Noel Rae
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight2.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
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Reviews"This extraordinary, vibrant compendium of the American experience stitches together hundreds of first-person accounts by ordinary as well as famous individuals...A useful reference and a great book for browsing." -Publisher's Weekly
Target AudienceTrade
Table of ContentTable of Contents Introduction i Chapter One: The Mother Country Chapter Two: Boston & New England Chapter Three: New York & Saratoga Chapter Four: Pennsylvania & The Frontier Chapter Five: At Sea & Overseas Chapter Six: The South & Yorktown Chapter Seven: Aftermath Appendix Brief Outline of The Revolutionary War