American Revolution : people and perspectives / Andrew K. Frank, editor ; Peter C. Mancall, series editor.

Format:

Book

Series:

Perspectives in American social history.

Perspectives in American social history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 323 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

American Revolution looks at one of the most significant eras in American history through the eyes of its least famous, least studied citizens. It is an eye-opening collection of essays demonstrating how the wrenching transformation from English colonies to an emerging nation affected Americans from all walks of life. American Revolution features the work of 14 accomplished social historians, whose findings are adding new dimensions to our understanding of the Revolutionary era. But some of the most fascinating contributions to this volume come from the people themselves--the anecdotes, letters, diaries, journalism, and other documents that convey the experiences of the full spectrum of American society in the mid- to late-18th century (including women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, soldiers, children, laborers, Quakers, sailors, and farmers).

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Introduction; Introduction; About the Editor and Contributors; Chronology; 1 Independence on the Land: Small Farmers and the American Revolution; 2 An "Epidemical Fury of Emigration": The Flight of the Non-English into the Colonies on the Eve of the American Revolutionary War; 3 "Self-Evident Truths" on Trial: African Americans in the American Revolution; 4 "The Times Have Turned Everything Topside Down": Native Americans and the American Revolution; 5 Redcoats, Regulators, and the Rattletrap: The Backcountry Experience during the American Revolution

6 "Born in the Midst of Bloodshed and Battles": Children during the American Revolution7 "An Exceeding Dirty and Nasty People": Enlisted Men in the Continental Army; 8 "Both Parties Trembled for the Ark of God": Transatlantic Methodism and the American Revolution; 9 "This Time of Deep Affliction and Difficulty": The Society of Friends and the American Revolution; 10 A Sea of Rebellion: Maritime Workers in the Age of the American Revolution; 11 Ladies of Liberty: The Lives of Women during the American Revolution

12 "Allegiance to a Fall'n Lord": The Loyalist Experience in the American RevolutionPrimary Documents; Reference; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Brings together the experiences of various common Americans during the pivotal moment in our history in one convenient volume.

Enriches the coverage of this essential era of American history with new perspectives--and in a way that satisfies current curriculum standards.

Fourteen distinguished historians examine the social effects of the American Revolution on the people who lived through it.

Includes diary entries, personal letters, news stories, and other first-person accounts of people often ignored in history.

Pays close attention to differences of class, race, gender, age, occupation, and region and how they affected the course of the Revolution.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400611773

9786610956265

9781280956263

1280956267

9781851097081

1851097082

OCLC:

173835006