Mr. Wilson's American Revolution Non-Fiction Books
November 10, 2007
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available in the Farragut School Library. Annotations courtesy of OPAC, Follett, Inc. |
92 All
Brown, Slater. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys. A biography of the leader of the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolution and an account of those years of rebellion.
92 All HS
Holbrook, Stewart. America's Ethan Allen. A biography of the patriot and soldier who led the Green Mountain Boys in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775.
92 Arn
Flexner, James Thomas. The Traitor and the Spy : Benedict Arnold and John Andre.
92 Arn HS
Fritz, Jean. Traitor, The Case of Benedict Arnold. A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.
92 Arn
Nolan, Jeannette Covert. Benedict Arnold : Traitor to His Country. A biography of the American general who became America's first traitor.
92 Arn HS
Syme, Ronald. Benedict Arnold : Traitor of the Revolution. A biogrpahy of the Revolutionary War general discussing the reasons he became a traitor.
92 Arn HS
Flexner, James Thomas. The Traitor and the Spy : Benedict Arnold and John Andre.
92 Arn HS
Nolan, Jeannette Covert. Benedict Arnold : Traitor to His Counrty A biography of the American general who became America's first traitor.
92 Cla
Wilkie, Katharine Elliott. George Rogers Clark, boy of the Old Northwest. A biography of the famous explorer who, with Meriwether Lewis, conducted an expedition to charter the Northwest Territory, finally making their way to the Pacific Ocean.
92 Ham
Higgins, Helen Boyd. Alec Hamilton, The Little Lion. The story of the young Alexander Hamilton, who served his country in her most critical period, when the Revolutionary War had ended and a nation had to be forged.
92 Han HS
Fowler, William M. The Baron of Beacon Hill : A Biography of John Hancock. A biography of John Hancock, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and President of the Second Continental Congress.
92 Hen
Fritz, Jean. Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? A brief biography of Patrick Henry, tracing his progress from planter to statesman.
92 Jef HS
Fleming, Thomas J. The Man from Monticello : An Intimate Life of Thomas Jefferson.
92 Jef
Graff, Henry F. Thomas Jefferson. The life of Jefferson as a child, inventor, and statesman. Excerpts from his works comprise half of the volume. Included many portraits and paintings showing colonial times.
92 Jef HS
Hargrove, Jim. Thomas Jefferson : Third President of the United States. Traces the life of the tall red-headed Virginian, from his early education and involvement in the American Revolution to his activities as the nation's third president and last years at Monticello.
92 Jef HS
Sheean, Vincent. Thomas Jefferson : Father of Democracy. A biography of the third President and author of the Declaration of Independence.
92 Mar
Grant, Matthew G. Francis Marion, Swamp Fox. A brief biography of the southern plantation owner whose knowledge of the swamps helped keep the REvolution alive in the South.
92 McC
Stevenson, Augusta. Molly Pitcher; Girl Patriot. The girlhood of the Revolutionary War heroine who carried water to the fighting men and then, when her husband was overcome by the heat, tood his place and fought in the Battle of Monmouth.
92 Rev
Sullivan, George. Paul Revere. A biography of the man made famous by a poem about the American Revolution, placing his life and work in its real historical context.
92 Rev HS
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield. Paul Revere and the Minute Men. The part played by Paul Revere and the other patriots in the American Revolution.\
92 Ros
Wallner, Alexandra. Betsy Ross. An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag.
92 Ros
Weil, Ann. Betsy Ross, girl of old Philadelphia. A biography of the woman, who, at the request of General Washington, made our first flag.
623.4 Col HS
Colby, C. B. (Carroll B.). Revolutionary War Weapons : Pole Arms, Hand Guns, Shoulder Arms and Artillery. Describes American, British and Indian weapons used in the Revolutionary War.
782.421 Kel
Yankee Doodle . An illustrated version of the well-known song of the American Revolution.
909.7 Boa HS
Boardman, Fon Wyman. Around the World in 1776. An overview of what was going on in the world while the Declaration of Independence was being signed in Philadelphia.
909.7 Fos HS
Foster, Genevieve. Year of Independence, 1776.
917.3 Boa HS
Boatner, Mark Mayo. Landmarks of the American Revolution; : A Guide to Locating and Knowing What Happened at the Sites of Independence.
917.3 Sch HS
Schouler, James. Americans of 1776 : Daily Life in Revolutionary America.
917.49 Tun HS
Tunis, Edwin. The Tavern at the Ferry. Describes the development of settlements, taverns, and ferry crossings along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey shores of the Delaware River and the events leading to Washington's crossing of this river in 1776.
920 Ald HS
Alderman, Clifford Lindsey. The Royal Opposition : The Story of the British Generals in the American Revolution. Analyzes the errors that contributed to the failure of six British generals to win the war with America, 1775-1783.
920 Bak HS
Bakeless, John Edwin. Signers of the Declaration.
920 Cly HS
Clyne, Patricia Edwards. Patriots in Petticoats. More than twenty brief biographies of women who fought for their country's independence. Includes information on related historic sites and markers that can be visited today.
920 Dav HS
Davis, Burke. Three for Revolution. Brief biographies of the three Virginians who became "the trumpet, the pen and the sword of the Revolution."
920 Eva HS
Evans, Elizabeth. Weathering the Storm : Women of the American Revolution.
920 Mor HS
Morris, Richard Brandon. Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny : The Founding Fathers as Revolutionaries.
973 Asi
HS
Asimov, Isaac.
The Birth of the United States, 1763-1816. This second
volume of a history of the United States concentrates on the cuases
and events of the REvolution and the formative years of the new
Republic.
973.2 Ald HS
Alderman, Clifford Lindsey. The Story of the Thirteen Colonies. A history of the 13 colonies from the settlement of Jamestown to the Revolutionary War.
973. Asi HS
Asimov, Isaac. The Birth of the United States, 1763-1816. This second volume of a history of the United States concentrates on the causes and events of the Revolution and the formative years of the new Republic.
973.2 Gal HS
Galvin, John R. Three Men of Boston. Examines the key roles played by Samuel Adams, Thomas Hutchinson, and James Otis during the fifteen years preceding the American Revolution and discusses their influence on the events that led to the colonists' revolt.
973.2 Rou HS
Rouse, Parke. The Great Wagon Road : From Philadelphia to the South.
973.3 Ald HS
Alderman, Clifford Lindsey. The War We Could Have Lost; : The American Revolution. A discussion of the American Revolution which investigates the succession of British blunders and emphasizes the heavy odds against American success.
973.3 Bli
Bliven, Bruce. The American Revolution 1760-1783.
973.3 Boa HS
Boardman, Fon W. Against the Iroquois : The Sullivan Campaign of 1779 in New York State. An account of the Revolutionary War campaign againstr the Iroquois Indians who were killing settlers and destroying home in Pennsylvania and New York.
973.3 Bob HS
Bobrick, Benson. Angel in the Whirlwind : The Triumph of the American Revolution. Recounts the events of the American Revolution, provides portraits of major American and British figures, features analyses of battles, and examines how the majority of American colonists remained loyal to England during the Revolution.
973.3 Bol HS
Bolton, Charles Knowles. The Private Soldier Under Washington.
973.3 Chi HS
Chidsey, Donald Barr. The Tide Turns; : An Informal History of the Campaign of 1776 in the American Revolution.
973.3 Chi HS
Chidsey, Donald Barr. The World of Samuel Adams. A biography of rhe patriot and politician whose speeches, writings, and activities, including the Boston Tea Party, helped stir up the colonists against Great Britain.
973.3 Cla HS
Clarke, Clorinda. The American Revolution, 1775-83; : A British View. Published as a British analysis of the Revolutionary War, the author tries to present both the American and English viewpoint.
973.3 Com HS
The Spirit of 'seventy-six .
973.3 Cox HS
Cox, Clinton. Come All You Brave Soldiers : Blacks in the Revolutionary War. Tells the story of the thousands of African-American men who served as soldiers fighting for independence from England during the American Revolutionary War.
973.3 Dav HS
Davis, Burke. The Campaign That Won America : The Story of Yorktown.
973.3 Dup HS
Dupuy, Trevor Nevit. The Military History of Revolutionary War Naval Battles. Describes the naval battles of the Revolution and includes phase-by-phase maps of the major encounters.
973.3 Fle HS
Fleming, Thomas J. Beat the Last Drum : The Siege of Yorktown.
973.3 Fle HS
Fleming, Thomas J. The Forgotten Victory : The Battle for New Jersey--1780.
973.3 Fle HS
Fleming, Thomas J. 1776, Year of Illusions.
973.3 Flo HS
Flood, Charles Bracelen. Rise and Fight Again : Perilous Times Along the Road to Independence. An account of four defeats suffered by American forces during the Revolution and how the rebels overcame those disasters.
973.3 Fry HS
Fryatt, Norma R. Boston and the Tea Riots. Discusses the causes, events, and aftermath of the dumping of tea cargo into the waters of Boston port in 1773.
973.3 Gol HS
Goldston, Robert C. The American War of National Liberation. Examines events leading up to and occurring during the American Revolution. included materials written during the period.
973.3 Gro HS
Groh, Lynn. The Culper Spy Ring.
973.3 Jaf HS
Jaffe, Steven. Who Were the Founding Fathers? : Two Hundred Years of Reinventing American History. Discusses how the lives of the 56 founders of the United States and the events that led to the formation of the nation have been interpreted and reinterpreted throughout two hundred years of the country's history.
973.3 Jon HS
Wynn Jones, Michael. The Cartoon History of the American Revolution.
973.3 Mac HS
McDowell, Bart. The Revolutionary War; America's Fight for Freedom.
973.3 Mar
Marrin, Albert. T he War for Independence : The Story of the American Revolution. A detailed account of the Revolutionary War beginning with its origins in the French and Indian War.
973.3 Mas
Masoff, Joy. American Revolution, 1700-1800. 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.
973.3 Mas
Mason, F. van Wyck. The Winter at Valley Forge. An account of the hunger, cold, disease and despair suffered by General Washington's soldiers during their six-month winter encampment at Valley Forge.
973.3 Mel HS
The American Revolutionaries : A History in Their Own Words. Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, ballads, newspaper articles, and speeches depict life and events in the American colonies in the second half of the eighteenth century, with an emphasis on the years of the Revolutionary War.
973.3 Mur
Murphy, Jim. A Young Patriot : The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy. Presents the memoirs of Joseph Plumb Martin, a fifteen-year-old boy who enlisted in the revolutionary army in 1776, fighting under Washington, wintering at Valley Forge, and staying in the fight until the end of the war in 1783.
973.3 Phe HS
Phelan, Mary Kay. Four Days in Philadelphia, 1776. A re-creation of the four days in 1776 during which the members of the Second Continental Congress debated the question of declaring independence from Great Britaiin, and drafted the document setting forth their decision.
973.3 Tay HS
Taylor, Theodore. Rebellion Town, Williamsburg, 1776. Traces the events which led to the Declaration of Independence, with emphasis on the events in Williamsburg, Virginia.
973.3 Ric
Richards, Norman. The Story of the Declaration of Independence. Outlines the events that led to the Revolutionary War and the writing of the document that declared the Colonies separate and independent from Britain.
973.3 Ric
Richards, Norman. T he Story of the Bonhomme Richard. A brief biography of John Paul Jones stressing that part of his naval career spent as captain of the Revolutionary War battleship, the Bonhomme Richard.
973.3 Zei HS
Zeinert, Karen. Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution. Examines the important contributions of various women, Patriot and Loyalist, to the American Revolution, on the battlefield, in the press, in the political arena, and in other areas and shows how they challenged traditional female roles.
973.4 Bro HS
Brookhiser, Richard. Founding Father : Rediscovering George Washington. A moral biography of George Washington as a founder and father of the United States, surveying his role in the Revolutionary War, the Constitution debate, and his presidency, with emphasis on his nature, morals, and ideas.
973.5 Rem HS
Remini, Robert Vincent. The Revolutionary Age of Andrew Jackson. Describes the events and leading personalities of the fifty year period before the Civil War when great changes occurred in the young United States.
975.2 Fin HS
Finlayson, Ann. Colonial Maryland. A history of Maryland from its charter as Mary's Land in 1632 to the end of the REvolutionary War and its ceding of 69.25 square miles to the United States government for a capital territory.
