American Revolution



Books in our Library


973.3 - Look here for lots of books on the Revolutionary War

Collective Biographies -
920 D - Heroes of the American Revolution]
920 R - Bold Leaders of the American Revolution

Reference Sets -
Ref 973.2 - Colonial America
Ref 973.3 - Revolutionary War Biographies
Ref 973 - The American Scene - Vol. 2 A New Nation Emerges

Biographies - Search the library catalog using the person's last name
Here's a selection of what's available:
John Adams
Deborah Sampson
Molly Pitcher
Abigail Adams
John Hancock
Paul Revere
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
Caesar Rodney
Sam Adams
John Paul Jones
George Washington
Ethan Allen
Martin (youngpatriot)
Martha Washington
Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Paine
George III

James Edward Oglethorpe
Marquis de LaFayette


WOMEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/revolution/women.htm

http://my.ilstu.edu/~jabraun/students/schultz/revwarwomen.htm

http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/womenenc.htm

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm



Web sites: BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Mr. Hudy's Class) -

ushistory.org/march Virtual Marching Tour of the Revolution (Brandywine, Germantown)

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.asp Battles of the American Revolution

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/AMericanRevolution/Battles.htm Battles of the American Revolution (good information, but lots of ads)

http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/battles.htm Summaries of Battles of the American Revolution

http://www.britishbattles.com/american-revolution.htm Has the most complete information, including pictures and maps

American Memory - Library of Congress (maps and other images from the Revolutionary War)
National Archives - Pictures from the Revolutionary War (good for portraits of patriots and British)