The Real Story of the American Revolution 

Bibliography, Reference Resources

Latest Changes: 07Oct01 - Chavez, Fleming / 07Oct22 - split search to external page / 07Dec01 - Brannon /

Books, Etc. -- Ordered by Author Surname === A === Alden, John R.:   American Revolution, 1775-1783 (New York, 1954) Ambrose, Stephen:   Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of American West === B === Babits, Lawrence:   A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens (Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill NC, 1998) Bailey, Thomas A.:   A Diplomatic History of the American People (Appleton-Century Crofts, Inc., New York, 1958) Bailyn, Bernard:   The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (enlarged ed., Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge MA, 1992) Bailyn, Bernard:   The Peopling of British North America -- an Introduction (Vintage Books, NY, 1988) Bass, Robert D.: Swamp Fox (Sandlapper Publishing Company, 1959) Book Review Billius, George A., ed.: George Washington's Opponents: British Generals and Admirals in the American Revolution (New York, 1969) Boatner, Mark M. III:   Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg PA, 1994) has articles on the many or the people, documents, battles, and issues of the Revolution. Bobrick, Benson:   Angel in the Whirlwind (Penguin Books, NY, 1998) reviews the struggle from its roots in colonial times to Yorktown. Boorstin, Daniel, ed.: American Primer (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1966) Boorstin, Daniel J.: The Americans (A. Caravelle, Ed.)       Vol. 1 = "The Colonial Experience"       Vol. 2 = "The National Experience" Boorstin, Daniel J.: A Sacred Union of Citizens : George Washington's Farewell Address and the American Character Brannon, Lesli and Eric Grundset:  African-American and American Indian Involvement in the American Revolution -- a Selected Bibliography [PDF file] (Daughters of the American Revolution, 2002)

=== C === Campbell, Charles A.   "Rochambeau Headquarters in Westchester County NY 1781", article in 1880 Mag. of Amer. Hist. 4 446-48. Carter, Alder R.:   The American Revolution: War for Independence (1992) Chartrand, Rene:   The French Army in the American War of Independence (Osprey Men-at-Arms Series 244, UK, 1991) Chastellux, François-Jean de (1734-1788:)   Voyage de Newport à Philadelphie, Albany, &c.. 1781. Images of the original text are available on the Web at PDF file of the 188-page book (in French). The English translation is Travels in North America in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782 (2 vols), translated by Howard C. Rice, Jr. (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1963). Chavez, Thomas:   Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift (University of New Mexico, 2002) tells how Spain aided the U.S. in the American Revolution. Chernow, R.:   Alexander Hamilton (The Pengiun Press, New York, 2004) Clotworthy, William G.:   In the Footsteps of George Washington -- A Guide to Places Commemorating Our First President (McDonald and Woodward, GranvilleOH, 2002) identifies, describes, and provides access information about the more than 250 publicly accessible sites that commemorate the life and legacy of the first president of the United States. This book provides travelers with a roadmap to retrace many of the events and to experience many of the places that made up the life of this notable man. Coggins, J.:   Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution (Stackpole, Harrisburg PA, 1969) Cook, Don   The Long Fuse : How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785 (The Atlantic Monthly Press, NY, 1995) describes how the actions of the British Parliament exacerbated the disaffection of the American colonists and prolonged the armed struggle to retain them as subservient subjects. === D === Dawson, Henry B.   Battles of the United States by Sea and Land (Johnson, Fry, and Co., New York, 1858), two volumes, illustrated by Alonzo Chappel, describes the background and details of 99 battles, with many footnotes to sources of the information. You may search this book online and get a display of a few lines around the first few "hits" by using Battles ...[Google Books] DeMoss, Nancy Leigh, ed.: The Rebirth of America (The Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation, Bala Cynwyd PA, 1986) Dull, Jonathan:   A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution (Yale University Press, New Haven CT, 1985) explores the diplomatic background of French assistance to the United states during the American Revolution. Prof. Dull is a research professor at Yale University. Dull, Jonathan:   The French Navy and American Independence (Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, 1975) is a study of arms and diplomacy (473 pages). Dupuy, R. Ernest:   The American Revolution, A Global War (author, NY, 1977) -- Written for the general reader. Dwight, Nathaniel:   The Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (A.S. Barnes, New York, 1860) See Google Books for a complete posted copy === E === Eckert, Allen: The Wilderness War (Little Brown, Boston, 1978) Edgar, Walter: Partisans and Redcoats (HarperCollins, 2001) Book Review Expédition Particulière Web site describes in detail French military efforts outside of the United States during 1778-1783 for example       French naval actions worldwide       French regiments worldwide === F === Fleming, Thomas:  The Perils of Peace, America's Struggle to Survive After Yorktown (Smithsonian Books, 2007)) Freeble, Jr., Charles R.: Adventures of Andrew Byerly (Cosson Press, Apollo PA, 1995)       check commentary at Barnes and Noble

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=== G === Geyer, Georgie Anne: Americans No More (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1966; 352 pages) Takes up where Schlesinger's "The Disuniting of American" left off. Gillette, Mary C.:   The Army Medical Department, 1775-1818 (Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, DC, 1981) -- not available online in 2007. Grafton, John: The American Revolution : A Picture Sourcebook (Dover Publications, 1975) - contains many old lithographs and drawings that are now out of copyright. The author describes the conditions under which these may be reproduced from his book by non-profit organizations with no license fee. Grant, George: The Patriots Handbook (Cumberland House, Nashville TN, 1996) contains extracts from about 100 books, poems, declarations, and speeches that express the essence of the American (U.S.) spirit. These are presented in four categories -- A City on a Hill, An Experiment in Liberty, Manifest Destiny, and The American Dream. Greene, Jerome A., The Guns of Independence: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781 provides a detailed view of the siege and the participants. This text is a revised edition of the author's report to the National Park Service during the Bicentennial. See the publisher's summary and a related description of the attack on Redoubt 9 [Expédition Particulière Commemorative Cantonment Society]. === H === Hallahan, William H., The Day the Revolution Ended: 19 October 1781 (Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, ISBN: 0471262404) The publisher writes: "Thrusting you into the revolution's worst year, 1780, and its finale the year after, 'The Day the Revolution Ended' covers the many devastating blows that faced Washington and his impoverished troops during the last years of the war and the thrilling comeback of the allies-made possible by France's resources -- as all forces made their way toward Yorktown in the final showdown of the American Revolution." Haller, Stephen E.: William Washington: Cavalryman of the Revolution (Heritage Books, Inc.) Book Review Higginbotham, Don: The War of American Independence : Military A..., (Northwestern University Press, Boston, 1983) Higginbotham, Don: Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary Rifleman (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1961) Book Review Hofstadter, Richard: American Political Tradition and the Men Who ... (Vintage Books, New York, 1948) Horry, P. and Parson M. L. Weems: The Life of General Francis Marion (John F. Blair, reprint 2000) Book Review === I === Idzerda (ed.),   France and the American War for Independence (Scott Limited Editions, 1975)

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=== J === Johnston, Henry: The Yorktown Campaign and the Surrender of Cornwallis (Eastern Acorn Press, Philadelphia PA, 1981) Jouve, Daniel,   Les Amis de La Grive 167 (2002) article on Duportail, who was sent to aid the U.S. by the French government and founded the American Corps of Military Engineers === K === Kehoe, Vincent J.R.: Virginia - 1774 (Ricardo Sanchez Printer, Malaga, Spain, 1959) Kemp, Franklin W.: A Nest of Rebel Pirates (1966) Book Review Kennett: The French Forces in America 1780-1783 (Greenwood Press, Westport CT, 1977) === L === Lacey, Daniel: The Meaning of the American Revolution (New York, 1964) LaFantasie, Glenn W., ed.: The Correspondence of Roger Williams, 2 vols (Brown University Press, Providence RI, 1988) Landers, Col. H. L.: The Virginia Campaign and the Blockade and Siege of Yorktown, 1781, Including a Brief Narrative of the French Participation in the Revolution Prior to the Southern Campaign (The Scholar's Bookshelf, Cranbury NJ, 2005) paperback reprint of 1931 original Larrabee, Harold: Decision at the Chesapeake (Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, 1964) Leckie, Robert: George Washington's War: the Saga of the American Revolution (Harper-Collins Publishers, 1992) Levitt, J.R. and Cassel, R.N.: George Washington and the U.S. Constitution, (California SAR, 1996) Lossing, Benson J.: The Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution, 2 vols. (Harper & Bros., New York, 1852) See Google Books for a complete posted copy

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