Revolutionary America, 1750-1815 Sources and Interpretation

This innovative collection of primary documents, maps, illustrations, and original interpretive essays provides an unusually "well-balanced" introduction to the "entire" era of the American Revolution (1750 to 1812) beginning with an examination of sources of both stability and discontent within the British Empire itself, and ending with the War of 1812 (which many Americans saw as "securing" independence and the ideals of the Revolution). Unique in focus, the book covers traditional political and military subjects as well as the newer social and cultural history of the era--providing readers with a broad understanding of the Revolution as both a war for independence "and" an occasion for political, social, and cultural conflict and transformation. The wide variety of documents range from classic texts--such as "Common Sense" and the "Federalist"--to excerpts from diaries and travelers' accounts to newspapers advertisements and selections from contemporary histories and novels. Covers themes such as: The Bonds of Empire. Languages of Liberty. Reform and Resistance. The Road to Rebellion. Asserting Independence. Times that Tried Men's Souls. A World Turned Upside Down. Who Should Rule at Home. Confederation and Constitution. Federalists and Antifederalists. The Federalist Era. Forging a National Culture. Securing the Revolution. Remembering the Revolution. For anyone interested in American history and the American Revolution in particular.