The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six

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Edited by HENRY STEELE COMMAGER and RICHÁRD B. MORRIS A new one-volume edition of a magnificent narrative history of the Revolution, told by those who fought it-from the soldiers in the ranks to the American and British statesmen and generals. The well known historian-editors have selected and edited a vast miscellany of eye-witness writing and provided a running commentary which clearly explains the exciting course of events. The book reads as a chronological narrative-humán, funny, tragic, personal, stirring and thoughtful. Here are letters, journals, diaries, official documents, diplomatic correspondence, recollections of individuals and Parliamentary debates. The whole is a magnificent, inspiring record of lasting historical value both for the scholar and the many readers of American history. 32 pages of illustrations and maps
"In the historical literature of the American Revolution there is simply nothing to compare with The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six____Obviously it should occupy... Tovább

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Edited by HENRY STEELE COMMAGER and RICHÁRD B. MORRIS A new one-volume edition of a magnificent narrative history of the Revolution, told by those who fought it-from the soldiers in the ranks to the American and British statesmen and generals. The well known historian-editors have selected and edited a vast miscellany of eye-witness writing and provided a running commentary which clearly explains the exciting course of events. The book reads as a chronological narrative-humán, funny, tragic, personal, stirring and thoughtful. Here are letters, journals, diaries, official documents, diplomatic correspondence, recollections of individuals and Parliamentary debates. The whole is a magnificent, inspiring record of lasting historical value both for the scholar and the many readers of American history. 32 pages of illustrations and maps
"In the historical literature of the American Revolution there is simply nothing to compare with The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six____Obviously it should occupy a permanent place in the library of anyone attracted to the most significant single segment in the American past; for to listen to the voice of the participants is to learn of the spirit of '76." -Chicago Sunday Tribüné "If the editors deserve an 'A' for industry, they alsó earn high marks for skill. . . . The editors have turnéd the task of compilation into a creative work. For readers who like their history straight from the sources, this is the best they can find on the Revolution. Anyone with an interest in the roots of American history and national character has much to learn from them." -New York Herald Tribüné "I have called this an anthology-in-depth and it is the quality of depth-the quality of multiple layers of experience-that sets it apart from earlier collections of contemporary writings of the Revolution." -The New York Times Vissza