The American Revolution: Documents Decoded

ISBN-13: 9781440839467 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 291 str.

Neil Gould

Opis

This volume takes a unique approach to the understanding of history, beginning with an introduction that erases the traditional separation between author and audience. Readers are welcomed to the guild of historians and encouraged to use the documents and their commentary to reach their own conclusions, becoming "co-historians" with the author. By modeling how an expert scholar interacts with primary sources, the book helps readers evaluate the key documents chronicling this major event in American history.The book is divided into four sections. The first, "Run-Ups to Revolution," deals with events that include both British actions and Colonial reactions. The section's major focus is on the question, "What brings people to the point where they are willing to spill blood for a cause?" Section two is about the war's battles, highlighting military strategy and tactics and the decisive role of leadership in achieving victory. Section three, "Women in Battle," focuses on the military exploits of women who disguised themselves as men, fired cannons, executed enemy soldiers, and served as spies. Section four, titled "Songs and Ballads of the Revolution," shares works that both inspired and reflected the conflict's main events.