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Making America, A History of the United States
Making America, Third Edition
Carol Berkin, Baruch College, City University of New York
Christopher L. Miller, The University of Texas, Pan American
Robert W. Cherny, San Francisco State University
James L. Gormly, Washington and Jefferson College
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Chapter 6: Recreating America: Independence and a New Nation, 1775-1783
Joseph Plumb Martin. Ordinary Courage: The
Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin, ed. James Kirby Martin
(1993).
The military experiences of a Massachusetts
soldier who served with the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Carol Berkin. First Generations: Women in
Colonial America. (1998).
An overview of women’s experiences in colonial
society, their role in the American revolution, and the emergence of new roles
for women after independence was won.
Colin G. Calloway. The American Revolution
in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities (1995).
A broad coverage of Indian experiences in the
Revolution rather than simply a look at Indians as allies or enemies of Britain
or the revolutionaries.
John Shy. A People Numerous and Armed: Reflections
on the Military Struggle for American Independence (1990).
A social history of the men who fought the
American revolution.
Charles Royster. A Revolutionary People
at War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783 (1979).
A rich examination of life in the army, of
the soldiers’ attitudes toward their military service, and the tense often bitter
relationship between civilians and soldiers.
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