Publisher's Synopsis
Perhaps no other revolt against the mother country, giving birth to a land, parallels the American Revolution. For, from this revolution on a land separated by thousands of miles and an ocean, new ideas and identities were born. These ideas have sparked the call of freedom around the world as the American Revolution has inspired self-determination seekers for over two hundred years. We hear their voices as we read their words, untainted by historical speculation of scholars and promoters of historical theories. Their words and actions set the stage for the making of the American government, and the creation of the single most important documents offering freedom to its citizens ever put by men into words on paper; the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States of America. Included Works: (over 80 accounts) - Two Sieges of Louisbourg by Bradley - Washington's Expedition to the Ohio by Washington - Benjamin Franklin's Plan of Union by Franklin - Braddock's Defeat by Washington - Deportation of the Acadians of Nova Scotia by Bradley - Wolfe Defeats Montcalm at Quebec by Captain Knox - In Opposition to Writs of Assistance by Otis - Stamp Act and its Repeal by Lechy - Pitt's Protest Against the Stamp Act by Pitt - Declaration of Rights by Delegates from Nine Colonies - Repeal of the Stamp Act by Secretary Conway - Brant to Lord Germaine by Brant - Examination Before the House of Commons by Franklin - Daniel Boone Migrates to Kentucky - Spanish Settle in California by Royce - An Eye-witness Describes the Boston Massacre by Tudor - Indentured "White Slaves" in the Colonies by Eddis - Boston Tea Party by Hutchinson - First Continental Congress by Adams - Logan to Lord Dunmore by Logan - Patrick Henry's Call to Arms by Wirt - "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech by Henry - Washington's Appointment as Commander-in-chief by Irving - Washington Speech of Acceptance by Washington - Battle of Lexington - Battle of Concord by The Reverend Emerson - Farewell to Mrs. Washington - Washington at Cambridge - Battle of Bunker Hill - Paul Revere Tells of His Midnight Ride by Revere - Dramatic Capture of Ticonderoga by Allen - Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - Washington's Capture of Boston by Washington - Writing of The Declaration of Independence by Jefferson - Jefferson's Original Draft of The Declaration by Jefferson - Declaration of Independence by Jefferson - Why Jefferson Was Chosen To Write The Declaration by Adams - A Call For Independence by Paine - Siege and Capture of Boston by Washington - Evacuation of New York by General Clinton - Battle of White Plains by General Heath - Washington, Discouraged, Appeals to Congress by Washington - Battles of Trenton and Princeton by General Washington - Samuel Adams on American Independence by Adams - Battles of Trenton and Princeton by Lecky - Defeat and Surrender of Burgoyne - Lafayette in the American Revolution - Washington at Valley Forge by Waldo - Letters of Lafayette and Washington - France Recognizes American Independence by Franklin - Warning Against Conciliation by Henry - Capture of Vincennes by Clark - Wayne Surprises and Storms Stony Point by Washington - Capture of the Serapis by the Bon Homme Richard - Arnold's Treason by Washington and Greene - Andre, Facing Execution, Writes to Washington - Execution of Andre by General Heath - Last Days of the Revolution by Madison - Washington's Services in the War by Lecky - Battle of Yorktown by General Cornwallis - Washington Reports the Yorktown Surrender by Washington - Articles of Capitulation, Yorktown - Explaining the Treaty of Paris by Adams, Franklin, Jay and Laurens - Meaning of American Democracy by Jean and de Chastellux - Washington Resigns His Commission To Congress by Rev. Gordon - Washington Bids His Army Farewell by Washington - Treaty of Paris Neg
