Below is a list of books that can be checked out dealing with colonial times or the American Revolution. Most of these books fall under one of these subjects: United States-History-Revolution, United States-History-Colonial Period, 1600-1775, or United States-History-Social Life & Customs.
Life and Customs
Life in the American Colonies - C973.2/Dea (YA)
What Did the Declaration Declare - 973.313/Wha
Everyday Life in Early America - 973.2/H392e
Who Were the Founding
Fathers? - 973.3/Jaf (YA)
The Federalists Papers - 973.4/Mad
What Did the Constitution Mean to Early Americans? - 973.4/Wha
Revolutionary War
The American Revolution: An
Eyewitness History - 973.3/Bur
Life During the American
Revolution - 973.3/Kal (YA)
The American
Revolution - 973.3/Luk (YA)
Revolutionary War - 973.3/Min (YA)
A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced
by One Boy - 973.34/Mur (YA)
Revolutionaries - 973.3/Rev
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Reference Sources
American Scene Events - REF 973/Ame v.1 or v.2
-- Use volume one "Before Independence to 1775" and/or volume two "A New Nation Emerges, 1776-1828" to retrieve facts and information about colonial and revolutionary times in America.
Everyday Life: American Social History - REF 973/Eve
Facts About the American Wars - REF 973/Fac
The American Years: A Chronology of United States History - REF 973/Gr
-- This book has a two page spread for each year in American History and the entries are broken down into categories.
Colonial America to 1763 - REF 973.2/Pur
Revolutionary America, 1763 to 1800 - REF 973.3/Pur
The Signers of the Declaration of Independence: A Biographical and Genealogical Reference - REF 973.313/Bar
-- This book provides biographical information on all the signers of the Declaration of Independence and their family histories.
The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America - REF 973.203/E56
-- This book gives a brief paragraph or two on all topics like cities, people, life, etc.
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Electronic Sources
A number of databases are available on the library's website by clicking on Research Databases. If you are not in the library you will need your library card to log on.
Encyclopedia Americana
Choose ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA. Click BROWSE, and then HISTORY. Choose HISTORICAL EVENTS and scroll down to AMERICAN REVOLUTION. A nice long article summarizing crucial information leading up to and occurring within the war is in this database. For example, information on "Political Background", "Stamp Act Crisis", "Growing Resistance", "Boston Tea Party", and "Lexington and Concord".
To access this database with a library card, click HERE.
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Selected Web Sites
Historic Valley Forge
Produced by The Independence Hall Association, "one of the foremost electronic publishers of American historical material on the Internet", this site provides a terrific introduction to the significant six months spent by George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
PBS: Liberty! The American Revolution
This website contains interactive features that give accurate and interesting facts about the Revolutionary War. It is based on the six hour PBS miniseries. Sections include: "Chronicle of the Revolution" which highlights major events like the Boston Tea Party and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as well as important battles like Saratoga and Yorktown. Each major section on a topic has a wonderful article about the topic, as well as a box listing related topics with links to read further on such subjects as the Lexington and Concord or Thomas Paine. This site also provides a timeline, an index to related topics, and the "Perspectives on Liberty" section that gives a point and click view of town or military life.
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American Revolution / Colonial Life
