American Revolution

The Essential Reference Guide
Herausgeber: Tucker, Spencer

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Providing a kaleidoscope of resources and entries on the people, places, and events that coalesced into the American Revolution, this guide offers a concise introduction to one of the most famous revolutions ever fought. Though the American Revolution is often described within the thematic model of suppression versus freedom, the true significance of the event can be found in its nuances. Explicating complex issues, from slavery and the role of women to matters of diplomacy and strategic warfare, this guide offers comprehensive coverage of the American Revolution without oversimplifying its many facets. Entries on key documents like the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution help readers grasp the full scope of the revolution's catalysts as well as its achievements. Primary source documents also provide access to the revolution as experienced in real-time. This book's wide array of resources combined with Tucker's expertise on the American Revolution makes this an invaluable resource.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 872g
• ISBN-13: 9781440876516
• ISBN-10: 1440876517
• Artikelnr.: 61962180

Autorenporträt

Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, is a senior fellow in military history.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Entries
List of Documents
Preface
Causes of the American Revolution
Course of the American Revolution
Consequences of the American Revolution
A-Z Entries
Adams, John
Adams, Samuel
Arnold, Benedict
Articles of Confederation
Artillery, Land
Artillery, Naval
Bennington, Battle of
Bonhomme Richard versus Serapis
Boston, Siege of
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Brandywine, Battle of
Bunker Hill, Battle of
Burgoyne, John
Camden Campaign and Battle
Canada Expedition
Carleton, Sir Guy
Charles Town (Charleston), South
Carolina, British Siege of
Cherry Valley Massacre, New York
Chesapeake, Second Battle of the
Clark's Illinois Campaign
Clinton, Sir Henry
Coercive Acts
Constitution of the United States
Continental Army
Continental Navy
Conway Cabal
Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquess
Cowpens, Battle of
Dan River, Race to the
Declaration of Independence
Declaratory Act
Flintlock Musket
Fort Stanwix, New York, Siege of
France and the American Revolutionary War
Franklin, Benjamin
Gage, Thomas
Gates, Horatio
George III, King of Great Britain
Germain, Lord George
German Forces
Germantown, Battle of
Grasse-Tilly, François-Joseph-Paul,
Comte de
Greene, Nathanael
Guilford Courthouse, Battle of
Howe, Richard, 1st Earl Howe
Howe, William, 5th Viscount
Jefferson, Thomas
Jones, John Paul
Kings Mountain, Battle of
Knox, Henry
Knyphausen, Wilhelm, Freiherr von
Innhausen und
Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de
Lee, Charles
Lexington and Concord, Battles of
Lincoln, Benjamin
Linear Tactics
Logistics, British
Slavery
Steuben, Friedrich von
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition against the
Iroquois (1779)
Tarleton, Banastre
Treaty of Paris
Trenton, New Jersey, Battle of
Valcour Island, Battle of
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Vimeur, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de, Comte
de Rochambeau
Washington, George
Wayne, Anthony
Women
Yorktown Campaign
Logistics, Patriot
Long Island, Battle of
Militias, Loyalist and Patriot
Monmouth, Battle of
Morgan, Daniel
Musketry
Newburgh Conspiracy
North, Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Paine, Thomas
Quartering Act
Quebec, Siege and Battle of
Rhode Island Campaign and Battle of
Rhode Island
Saratoga Campaign
Schuyler, Philip
Primary Documents
1. Declaratory Act (1766)
2. The Townshend Acts (1767)
3. Newspaper Account of the Boston Massacre (1770)
4. "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" (1775)
5. Thomas Gage's Report on Battle of Lexington-Concord (1775)
6. Continental Congress Resolution Regarding the Continental Army and
George
Washington (1775)
7. Royal Proclamation Declaring the Colonies in Rebellion (1775)
8. Declaration of Independence (1776)
9. George Washington's Letter to John Augustine Washington (1776)
10. The American Crisis (1776) [Excerpts]
11. Benjamin Rush to Patrick Henry (1778)
12. British Southern Strategy (1779)
13. Impact of the West Indies on British Strategy (1779)
14. Prison Narrative of Ebenezer Fox (1779) [Excerpt]
15. Congressional Report on Morristown (1780)
16. Treaty of Paris (1783)
Chronology
Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index