Voices of Revolutionary America - Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life (Hardcover)

This book describes the everyday lives of people during the American Revolution as they adapted to the political and military conflicts of the time. Students studying the American Revolutionary War learn primarily about battles and how independence from the British was achieved. In Voices of Revolutionary America: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life, readers get the largely untold story of the American Revolution: the ongoing issues and details of life in the background, behind the battles. This book surveys the entirety of the Revolutionary era, describing topics like marriage, childbirth, learning a trade, cost of living, slavery, and religion in the late 18th century. While some documents from the 1760s and early 1770s are provided to present general information about life, the book focuses on the years of the war from 1775 to 1783 and describes how the prolonged conflict impacted people's day-to-day lives. Includes original documents showing the impact of war on daily life, such as a series of letter exchanges between John and Abigail Adams showing how Abigail ran the family farm while John was serving in the Continental Congress Provides a chronology of events in American history during the Revolutionary Era Supplies a bibliography of important books, websites, and films related to the Revolution and its impact on Americans Contains a helpful glossary of terms

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Voices of an Era
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	May 2011
Editors:	Carol Sue Humphrey
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-37732-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1500 to 1800 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > History > American history > 1500 to 1800 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-313-37732-4
Barcode:	9780313377327

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