The American revolutionaries : a history in their own words, 1750-1800 / edited by Milton Meltzer.
| Other author/creator | Meltzer, Milton, 1915-2009. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Crowell, ©1987. |
| Description | xii, 210 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | They cry out for home -- Whipped like an animal -- The men were so panic struck -- I believe liberty is the slave's right -- We are not bound to yield obedience -- Seventeen hundred Levellers with firearms -- Nothing can eradicate the seeds of liberty -- A Tea Party -- You damned rebels -- Against great odds -- A town under siege -- Did Polly set the sponge for the bread? -- I believe this year will decide the fate of America -- 'Tis time to part -- Remember the ladies! -- We hold these truths -- A fortunate retreat -- We pounced upon the Hessians like an eagle -- My brave fellows, your country is at stake -- We cannot kill our fellowmen -- Turning point -- The times that try men's souls -- Death ceased to terrify -- Black bravery -- War in Indian country -- Death is a daily visitor -- I'm not afraid of the cannonballs -- They are crying for quarter! -- It was a mutiny -- The people have become savage -- The true sovereign -- Be bold and daring -- We beamed with joy -- Never a good war or a bad peace -- A band of brothers -- This country has so many charms -- We, the people of the United States -- A Bill of Rights. |
| Abstract | Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, ballads, newspaper articles, and speeches depict life and events in the American colonies in the second half of the eighteenth century, with an emphasis on the years of the Revolutionary War. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 201-203. |
| LCCN | 86047846 |
| ISBN | 069004643X (lib. bdg.) : |
| ISBN | 0690046413 : |
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| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 973.3 AM3577 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |