Bullock, Steven C.

The American Revolution : a history in documents / Steven C. Bullock. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2003. - 205 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Pages from history .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-196) and index.

The family quarrel : the coming of the revolution -- Breaking the bonds : war and independence -- Taking sides : the experience of war -- Building governments : revolutions in government -- The limits of liberty : revolutions in society and culture -- Paul Revere : craftsman of the Revolution -- The living revolution : the Revolution remembered.

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.

0195132246 (acid-free paper) 9780195132243 (acid-free paper)

2003004206


United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources.

E203 / .B938a 2003

973.3