Bibliography – Books in the FOMS Library
Printed for: American Revolution
2006
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782.42 SON
Silverman, Jerry. Songs and stories from the American Revolution. Brookfield,
Conn: Millbrook Pr, [1994].
92 HAN
Fritz, Jean. Will you sign here, John Hancock? Coward, [1976].
Note: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for
Massachusetts and his new nation.
92 JEF
Bruns, Roger. Thomas Jefferson. Chelsea House, [1986].
Note: A biography of the third President of the United States whose many
achievements include the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
92 JEF
Bober, Natalie. Thomas Jefferson : man on a mountain. New York: Aladdin
Paperbacks, [1997].
Note: The life of the author of the Declaration of Independence and third
president of the United States who was also a noted inventor, architect,
farmer, statesman, and educator.
92 PAI
Vail, John J. Thomas Paine. New York: Chelsea House Pub, [1990].
Note: Examines the life of the influential political writer whose pamphlet
"Common Sense" became one of the basic tracts of the American Revolution.
920 DAV
Davis, Burke. Black heroes of the American Revolution. Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, [1976].
Note: An account of the black soldiers, sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and
wagoners who participated and sacrificed in the struggle for American
independence.
920 FUR
Furbee, Mary R. Women of the American Revolution. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books,
[1999].
Note: Discusses the contributions of various women who helped the American
colonies break free of British rule, including Abigail Adams, Peggy Arnold,
Esther Reed, Deborah Sampson, Mercy Warren, And Phillis Wheatley.
973 ENG
English, June and Jones, Thomas D. Scholastic encyclopedia of the United States
at war. New York: Scholastic, [1998].
Note: Discusses all of the major wars in which the United States has
participated beginning with the American Revolution and concluding with the
Gulf War of 1991.
973 WHE
Wheeler, Leslie. Events that changed American history. Austin, Tex: Raintree
Steck-Vaughn, [1994].
Note: Highlights twenty events that influenced the history of the United States,
including the Louisiana Purchase, the building of the transcontinental
railroad, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
973.04 MYE
Myers, Walter Dean. Now is your time! : the African-American struggle for
freedom. New York: HarperCollins, [1991].
Note: A history of the African-American struggle for freedom and equality,
beginning with the capture of Africans in 1619, continuing through the
American Revolution, the Civil War, and into contemporary times.
973.04 NAR
Nardo, Don. Braving the New World, 1619-1784 : from the arrival of the enslaved
Africans to the end of the American Revolution. Chelsea House Pub, [1995].
973.2 DAM
Dambrosio, Monica. The Americas in the Colonial era. Raintree, [1992].
Note: Surveys the history of North and South America from the pre-Columbian
civilizations' encounter with European explorers through the American
Revolution.
973.3 AME
Werner, Kirk D. The American Revolution. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press,
[2000].
973.3 BRE
Brenner, Barbara. If you were there in 1776. New York: Bradbury Pr, [1994].
Note: Demonstrates how the concepts and principles expressed in the Declaration
of Independence were drawn from the experiences of living in America in the
late eighteenth century.
973.3 COU VT
Countdown to independence: causes of the American Revolution /VHS. Rainbow
Educational, [1993].
973.3 EGG
Egger-Bovet, Howard. Book of the American Revolution. Boston: Little, Brown,
[1994].
Note: Highlights the events leading up to the Revolutionary War, life in the
colonies during wartime, amd important figures of the time. Includes ideas
for related activities.
973.3 FRE
Freedman, Russell. Give me liberty! the story of the Declaration of
Independence. New York: Scholastic, [2001].
Note: Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well
as the personalities and politics behind its framing.
973.3 HUL
Hull, Mary. The Boston Tea Party in American history. Springfield, NJ: Enslow,
[1999].
Note: Presents the people and events connected with the dynamic episode called
the Boston Tea Party, which helped to spawn the American Revolution.
973.3 JOH
Johnson, Neil. The Battle of Lexington and Concord. New York: Four Winds Pr,
[1992].
Note: Recounts the historic battles of April 1775 that began the American
Revolution.
973.3 KEN
Kent, Deborah. The American Revolution : "Give me liberty, or give me death".
Hillside, N.J: Enslow Publishers, [1994].
973.3 KNI
Knight, James E. The winter at Valley Forge : survival and victory. Troll
Associates, [1982].
Note: A soldier chronicles the harsh winter colonial soldiers, led by General
George Washington, spend at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
973.3 MAR
Marrin, Albert. The war for independence : the story of the American Revolution.
New York: Atheneum, [1988].
Note: A detailed account of the Revolutionary War beginning with its origins in
the French and Indian War.
973.3 SAN
Sanford, William R. The Revolutionary War soldier at Saratoga. Capstone
Pr./Childrens Pr, [1991].
Note: Recreates the experiences of one soldier in the Revolutionary War as he
fights in the decisive Saratoga Campaign.
973.3 STE
Stein, R. Conrad. The story of the Boston Tea Party. Childrens Pr, [1984].
Note: Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the
British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the
American Revolution.
974.4 RUS
Russell, Francis. Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill. American Heritage, [1963].