Colonies and revolution
By: David King.
Series: American heritage, American voices
Publisher: John Wiley
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
Genres: Sources; Juvenile literature.; Sources.
Description: Presents a picture of life in America prior to and during the American Revolution using excerpts from diaries, advertisements, court proceedings, speeches, and political documents of the day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131) and index.
Table of contents: title: Colonizing a new world; title: Daily life in colonial America; title: Many people, many voices; title: Prelude to revolution; title: The American Revolution; title: Creating a national government.