The Spirit Of Seventy-six by Henry Steele Commager

'A great empire and little minds' : A great empire and little minds go ill together The American war divides English opinion Discontent in Britain The war of pamphlets The great debate George III hires mercenaries - 8. Johns and Montreal Arnold leads an expedition to Quebec The fateful assaunt on Quebec The army in retreat Arnold saves the American army: the battles on Lake Champlain - 7. The Canadian campaigns : The beginning: the capture of St. The battle for Boston : Washington is appointed to the command of the American army Boston under siege Creating an American army Holding the army together The British in Boston are frustrated and bored The British navy ineffectively harasses the Americans Boston redeemed - 6.

Bunker's Hill : The siege of Boston Bunker's Hill: the American version Bunker's Hill: the British version - 5. The war begins : Will the Americans fight? Colonel Leslie's expedition to Salem The midnight ride of Paul Revere A town called Lexington Concord Sounding the alarm Ticonderoga Virginia takes the road to revolution - 4. Congress asserts the rights of Americans : Union for resistance The First Congress debates the rights of Americans The declaration of rights - 3. : Mohawk Indians spill tea in Boston Harbor Parliament punishes the Bostonians Intolerable acts unite the colonies Boston beleaguered and saved - 2. Includes bibliographical references and index In short, the editors have wrought a balanced, sweeping, and compelling documentary history Profusely illustrated and enhanced by cogent commentary, this book examines every aspect of the war, including the Loyalist and British views treason and prison escapes songs and ballads the home front and diplomacy abroad.

In letters, journals, diaries, official documents, and personal recollections, the timeless figures of the Revolution emerge in all their human splendor and folly to stand beside the nameless soldiers. The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six allows readers to experience events long-entombed in textbooks as they unfold for the first time for both Loyalists and Patriots: the Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, the Declaration of Independence, and more. Morris have provided a prudent, perceptive answer-the participants themselves-and in the process have fashioned from the vast source material a thrilling chronological narrative. Renowned scholars Henry Steele Commager and Richard B. Who shall write the history of the American Revolution? Who can write it? asked John Adams in 1815.

The Spirit Of Seventy-six by Henry Steele Commager