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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Re-creates the American colonies before, during, and after the American Revolution by describing in words and pictures various aspects of the colonists' lives, including work, food, clothing, shelter, religion, the events leading to the war, and life as a soldier.
Series
American Revolution for students volume 4
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Through the use of still pictures, interviews with experts and historical re-enactments, this video gives an account of the battles and skirmishes from New England to the Yorktown, Virginia.
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The inspiring story of the black soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War is important and unforgettable, yet it's unfamiliar to many people. These soldiers served heroically to win the freedom of a nation where "all men are created equal." However, many of those who fought would not get to experience the freedom for which they risked their lives.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this magisterial history of the nation's founding. Rising out of the continental rivalries of European empires and their native allies, Taylor's Revolution builds like a ground fire overspreading...
Author
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Offers 12 different views on the rise of industry and decline of farming. Each page provides information about what happened during the Industrial Revolution and how it affected different people, along with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images.