Encyclopedia of the American Revolution : library of military history / Harold E. Selesky, editor in chief.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Selesky, Harold E.

Boatner, Mark M., III, 1921-2006.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Encyclopedias.

United States.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xl, 1380 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Charles Scribner's Sons, [2006]

Summary:

This 3-volume set is a major revision of a classic in the field, one that has remained in print since its appearance in 1966, "The Encyclopedia of the American Revolution" by Mark M. Boatner. This A-Z ready-reference dictionary is the essential source for all military aspects of the American Revolutionary War in the period 1763-1783. One-third of the entries are biographical, while the rest cover campaigns and strategy, battles, skirmishes, naval actions, weaponry, political issues and events, popular legends, and the participation of the European powers.

This edition includes new articles on: the Frontier; Violence; Mobilization; Religion; Women; African Americans, and Historiography, along with many topics of current interest to historians. Also included in the "Encyclopedia" is an update of Boatner's "Landmarks of the American Revolution." This state-by-state guide skillfully demonstrates the "power of places."

Contents:

v. 1. A-L

v. 2. M-Z.

Notes:

"Major revision of Mark M. Boatner III's ... Encyclopedia of the American Revolution"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1323-1380).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Related Work:

Boatner, Mark M., III, 1921-2006. Encyclopedia of the American Revolution.

ISBN:

0684315130

0684314711

068431472X

OCLC:

63187447

Publisher Number:

9780684315133 (set)

9780684314716 (vol 1)

9780684314723 (vol 2)