The American Revolution Writings from the War of Independence by John H. Rhodehamel. New York: Library of America, 2001. Library of America; First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover with Slipcase. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, ivory slipcase. Decorative endpapers, sewn-in blue satin page marker. Unused Order Form.
Drawn from letters, diaries, newspaper articles, public declarations, contemporary narratives, and private memoranda, The American Revolution brings together over 120 pieces by more than 70 participants to create a unique literary panorama of the War of Independence. From Paul Revere's own narrative of his ride in April 1775 to an account of George Washington's resignation from command of the Army in December 1783, the volume presents firsthand all the major events of the conflict-the early battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; the failed American invasion of Canada; the battle of Saratoga; the fighting in the South and along the western frontier; and the decisive triumph at Yorktown. The American Revolution includes a chronology of events, biographical and explanatory notes, and an index.
Contents:
Paul Revere: Memorandum on Events of April 18, 1775. The War Begins: Massachusetts.
Frederick MacKenzie: Diary, April I8-21, 1775. The British Retreat from Concord: Massachusetts.
Thomas Gage to the Earl of Dartmouth, April 22, 1775. Fire from every Hill, Fence, House, Barn. Massachusetts.
John Dickinson to Arthur Lee, April 29, 1775. A Pennsylvanian Reacts to Lexington and Concord.
Peter Oliver: from "The Origin & Progress of the American Rebellion" A Tory View of Lexington and Concord: Spring 1775
George Washington: Address to the Continental Congress, June 16, 1775 Washington Accepts Command: Philadelphia.
John Adams to Abigail Adams, June 17, 1775. Washington's Appointment.
Eliphalet Dyer to Joseph Trumbull, June 17, 1775. An Appraisal of Washington.
Samuel Blachley Webb to Joseph Webb, June 19, 1775. Battle of Bunker Hill: Massachusetts.
George Washington to Burwell Bassett, June 19, 1775. “Imbarkd on a tempestuous Ocean".
John Adams to Abigail Adams, June 23, 1775. Washington Leaves for Boston.
Peter Oliver: from "The Origin & Progress of the American Rebellion". A Tory View of Bunker Hill: Summer 1775
Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, July 5, 1775. “You are now my Enemy”
The Continental Congress: Address to the Six Nations, July 13, 1775. An Appeal to the Iroquois.
Abigail Adams to John Adams, July 16, 1775. A Visit with Washington: July 1775
Lord Rawdon to the Earl of Huntingdon, August 3, 1775. A British Account of Bunker Hill.
Ethan Allen: from "A narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's captivity". An American Defeat in Canada.
To the Virginia Gazette, November 24, 1775. Response to Lord Dunmore's Proclamation.
William Woodford to Edmund Pendleton, December 5, 1775. Slaves Fighting with the British: Virginia.
Martha Washington to Elizabeth Ramsay, December 30, 1775. The Continental Army Outside Boston.
Isaac Senter: Journal, November 1-December 31, 1775. The Invasion of Canada.
Sarah Hodgkins and Joseph Hodgkins, February 1-20, 1776. A Continental Officer and his Wife Correspond.
John Bowater to the Earl of Denbigh, March 25, 1776. The British Evacuate Boston.
Abigail Adams to John Adams, March 31, 1776 “Remember the Ladies”.
Peter Oliver: from "The Origin & Progress of the American Rebellion". A Tory View of the Siege of Boston: Fall 1775-Spring 1776
John Adams to Abigail Adams, July 3, 1776. Congress Votes for Independence
The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4, 1776
Isaac Bangs: Journal, July 10, 1776 New York Celebrates Independence
Landon Carter: Diary, June 26-July 16, 1776. Slaves Join the British: Virginia
Ambrose Serle: Journal, July 12-23, 1776
The British Fleet Arrives at New York
Joseph Reed: Memorandum on Meeting Between George Washington and James Paterson, July 20, 1776
Washington Refuses to Negotiate: New York.
Benjamin Franklin to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776. “It is impossible we should think of Submission".
Henry Laurens to John Laurens, August 14, 1776. Events in South Carolina: Summer.
Philip Vickers Fithian: Journal, August 11-30, 1776. The Continental Army at New York: August 1776
Jabez Fitch: Diary, August 27-28, 1776 Battle of Long Island.
Henry Strachey: Memorandum on Meeting Between Lord Howe and the American Commissioners, September 11, 1776
A British Peace Plan Fails
Ambrose Serle: Journal, August 22-September 15, 1776. British Victories at New York: Summer
Philip Vickers Fithian: Journal, September I5, 1776. Battle of Kips Bay: New York
Benjamin Trumbull: Journal, September 15-16, 1776. Kips Bay and Harlem Heights: New York.
Frederick Mackenzie: Diary, September 20-22, 1776. The Burning of New York
Robert Auchmuty to the Earl of Huntingdon, January 8, 1777. Capture of Fort Washington: New York.
George Washington to Lund Washington, December 10 and 17, 1776. The American Retreat: Pennsylvania.
Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, Number I, December 19, 1776, Philadelphia.
Thomas Rodney: Diary, December 18-25, 1776. Defending Philadelphia.
George Washington to John Hancock, December 27, 1776. Battle of Trenton: New Jersey.
Thomas Rodney: Diary, January 2-4, 1777 Battle of Princeton: New Jersey.
Nicholas Cresswell: Journal, January 5-17, 1777. News of Trenton: Virginia.
Jabez Fitch: Narrative. American Prisoners in New York: August 1776-January 1777
John Peebles: Diary, February 13-24, 1777. Skirmishing in New Jersey
Abigail Adams to John Adams, March 8, 1777. Hardship in Massachusetts
John Burgoyne: Proclamation, June 23, 1777. “The Vengeance of the State": New York
William Digby: Journal, July 24-October 13, 1777. The Saratoga Campaign: New York
John André: Journal, August 31-October 4, 1777. The Fall of Philadelphia: Pennsylvania
John Glover to Jonathan Glover and Azor Orne, September 21 and 29, 1777. Battle of Freeman's Farm: New York.
John Adams to Abigail Adams, September 30, 1777. Congress Flees Philadelphia:
Samuel Shaw to Francis Shaw, September 30, October 3, 13, and I5, 1777. Battle of Germantown: Pennsylvania
Robert Morton: Diary, September 16-December 14, 1777. Occupation of Philadelphia
Sarah Wister: Journal, October 19-December 12, 1777. The Continental Army at Whitemarsh: Pennsylvania
George Washington: General Orders, December 17, 1777. The Army Seeks Winter Quarters: Pennsylvania
Albigence Waldo: Diary, December II-29, 1777. The Army Moves to Valley Forge: Pennsylvania
John Laurens to Henry Laurens, January 14 and February 2, 1778. A Proposal to Free and Arm Slaves:
John Laurens to Henry Laurens, May 7, 1778. News of the French Alliance: Valley Forge
Ambrose Serle: Journal, March 9-June 19, 1778. The British Abandon Philadelphia: March-June 1778
The Continental Congress: Response to British Peace Proposals, June 13-17, 1778. York, Pennsylvania.
Henry Laurens to Horatio Gates, June 17, 1778. “The Door is shut”
John André: Journal, June 16-July 5, 1778. The British Retreat to New York: New Jersey
James McHenry: Journal, June 18-July 23, 1778. The American Advance: New Jersey
John Laurens to Henry Laurens, June 30 and July 2, 1778. Battle of Monmouth: New Jersey
J. Hector St. John Crèvecoeur: Narrative of the Wyoming Massacre. Frontier Warfare: Pennsylvania, July 1778
Peter Oliver: from "The Origin & Progress of the American Rebellion". A Tory View of Frontier Warfare: Summer 1778
George Washington to Henry Laurens, November 14, 1778. Opposing a proposal to invade Canada
George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, December 18, 1778. The Weakness of Congress
Stephen De Lancey to Cornelia Barclay De Lancey, January 14, 1779. The Fall of Savannah: Georgia
George Rogers Clark: Narrative of the March to Vincennes. Capture of Vincennes: Illinois Country, February 1779
Alexander Hamilton to John Jay, March 14, 1779 “To give them their freedom with their muskets”
George Washington to Henry Laurens, March 20, 1779. Arming Slaves "a moot point"
Samuel Shaw to Francis and Sarah Shaw, June 28, 1779. Depreciation of Continental Currency: New York
"A Whig": To the Public, July 30, 1779. Banishing Tories: Philadelphia
William Barton: Journal, August 27-September 14, 1779. War Against the Iroquois: New York
John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, October 3, 1779. Battle in the North Sea
William Moultrie: Journal, April 2-May 12, 1780. The Siege of Charleston: South Carolina
The Sentiments of a Lady in New-Jersey, July 12, 1780. Aiding the Continental Army
Otho Holland Williams: Narrative of the Battle of Camden. An American Rout: South Carolina, August 1780
Royal Gazette: "Strayed . . . a whole Army," September 16, 1780. A Loyalist Satire: New York
Benedict Arnold: To the Inhabitants of America, October 7, 1780. Arnold Justifies His Actions: New York
Benedict Arnold to Lord Germain, October 7, 1780. A Report on the Continental Army: New York,
Alexander Hamilton to John Laurens, c. October 11, 1780. Arnold and Major André: New York
Robert Campbell: Narrative of the Battle of King's Mountain. South Carolina, October 1780
George Washington: Circular to the State Governments, October 18, 1780. An Appeal for New Troops
Anthony Allaire: Diary, October 7-November 25, 1780. A Lovalist Prisoner: South Carolina
Enos Reeves: Letterbook Extracts, January 2-17, 1781. Mutiny of the Pennsylania Line: New Jersey
Oliver De Lancey: Journal, January 3-21, 1781. British Attempts to Exploit the Mutiny: New Jersey.
George Washington to Philip Schuyler, January 10, 1781. “The event, which I have long dreaded”
Nathanael Greene to Alexander Hamilton, January 10, 1781. The Plight of the Southern Army: South Carolina
Nathanael Greene to Catherine Greene, January 12, 1781. “The distress and misery that prevails”. South Carolina
Thomas Jefferson: Narrative of Arnold's Raid, January 13, 1781. The British Attack Richmond: Virginia
Daniel Morgan to Nathanael Greene, January 19, 1781. Battle of Cowpens: South Carolina
George Washington to Robert Howe, January 22, 1781. Mutiny of the New Jersey Line: New Jersey
Royal Gazette: "Our Last Will and Testament," January 31, 1781. A Loyalist Satire of Congress: New York
Nathanael Greene to George Washington, February 9, 1781. Cornwallis Invades North Carolina
Nathanael Greene to Joseph Reed, March 18, 1781. Battle of Guilford Courthouse. North Carolina
Nathanael Greene to George Washington, March I8, 1781. Prospects for Defeating Cornwallis
Nathanael Greene to Thomas Jefferson, April 28, 1781. An Appeal for Support from Virginia
Ebenezer Denny: Journal, May 1-15, 178I. The Pennsylvania Line Marches South
Thomas Brown to David Ramsay, December 25, 1786. The War in Georgia: November 1778-June 1781
Josiah Atkins: Diary, June 5-July 7, 1781. The Campaign in Virginia
Ebenezer Denny: Journal, June 18-July 7, 1781. Skirmishing in Virginia
James Robertson to William Knox, July 12, 1781. The British Consider Occupying Yorktown
Otho Holland Williams: Narrative of the Battle of Eutaw Springs. South Carolina, September 1781
Ebenezer Denny: Journal, September 1-November 1, 1781. The Yorktown Campaign: Virginia.
St. George Tucker: Journal, September 28-October 20, 1781. Siege of Yorktown: Virginia
James Robertson to Lord Amherst, October 17, 1781. The British Relief Expedition Sets Sail: New York
Lord Cornwallis to Henry Clinton, October 20, 178I. Cornwallis Surrenders: Virginia
Anna Rawle: Diary, October 25, 1781. Victory Celebrations in Philadelphia
Robert Gray: Observations on the War in Carolina. Partisan Warfare in the South: May 1780-February 1782
William Feilding to the Earl of Denbigh, August 10, 1782. New York Loyalists Fear Peace: August 1782
Ebenezer Denny: Journal, January 4-December 13, 1781. The War Ends in South Carolina
John Armstrong: The Newburgh Address, c. March 10, 1783. An Officer Urges Disobedience to Congress: New York
George Washington to Joseph Jones, March 12, 1783. Political Intrigue and the Army: New York
George Washington: Speech to the Officers, March 15, 1783. “The flood Gates of Civil discord». New York
Samuel Shaw to the Rev. Eliot, c. April 1783. Washington at Newburgh: New York
A New York Loyalist to Lord Hardwicke, c. Summer 1783. Loyalist Emigration: New York
George Washington and Thomas Mifflin: Speeches in the Continental Congress, December 23, 1783. Washington Resigns His Commission: Annapolis
James McHenry to Margaret Caldwell, December 23, 1783. “The revolution just accomplished": Annapolis
Chronology
Biographical Notes
Note on the Texts
Notes
Index
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