The American Revolution: A History in Documents (Pages from History)

By Steven C. Bullock

Book Overview

The American Revolution vividly illustrates through a collection of fascinating primary documents how, in the space of a few hundred years, contented colonists -- the majority of whom were transplanted English citizens -- would form an independent country that could challenge the greatest world power of the time -- and win. The American Revolution explores the colonies' break with Great Britain, the resulting war to gain independence, and the struggle to create a successful government for the new United States. Steven C. Bullock turns to such documents as Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, diaries, newspaper debates, slave petitions, and a pictorial essay on Paul Revere, showing that the words and actions of common men as well as great men played important roles in making the Revolution not just a coup d'?tat, but a genuine change that shook the foundations of authority and dramatically changed American society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195132246
• ISBN13: 9780195132243
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 10.2"