The American Revolutionaries: A History in Their Own Words 1750-1800
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AlbakiReads Editorial The Revolution through firsthand voices
The Revolution through firsthand voices
Milton Meltzer assembles a documentary history of the American Revolution from accounts by people who lived through it between 1750 and 1800. The book moves beyond founding documents to include recollections from a shoemaker responding to the alarm at Lexington, George Washington’s aide during the Delaware crossing, and a surgeon recording the illness, cold, and hunger endured in an army camp. By placing dozens of voices from different racial backgrounds alongside major events, it foregrounds the war’s human costs as well as the struggle that led to the United States.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Teens seeking a primary-source-based introduction to the American Revolution
- Students interested in perspectives beyond famous founding documents
- Readers interested in firsthand accounts of war and daily hardship
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American RevolutionPrimary sourcesWar and civilian experienceLiberty and nation-buildingDiverse historical voices
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Book Overview Learn about the American Revolutionary War directly from those who lived through it in this young adult nonfiction book from Milton Meltz...
Learn about the American Revolutionary War directly from those who lived through it in this young adult nonfiction book from Milton Meltzer, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honoree and winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal.
Most of us know about the American Revolution from only secondhand accounts of the fighting or from documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. But listen closely and you can hear the voices--those that tell the truest stories--of those who experienced this devastating war firsthand.
From a humble shoemaker who hears the bells ringing at Lexington and responds to a call to battle to George Washington's aide who recounts his feelings as he crosses the Delaware to a surgeon who writes about the horrors of smallpox, frostbite, and starvation that plague soldiers at an army camp--these are the voices of the American Revolutionaries.
The dozens of people, of all races, featured in this book are the ones that planted the seeds of liberty and passionately struggled to give birth to the United States of America that we know today.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 224 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS | ISBN: 0064461459
FormatPaperback
Pages224
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0064461459
EAN9780064461450
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS
Publication Date1993-09-30
Edition~
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.55 Pounds
Length8.9 Inches
Width5.9 Inches
Height0.7 Inches
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