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THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
by Elizabeth Ellet, 3 Vols, Ca. 1848-1850, reprint, 1056 pp. Collection
of biographical sketches of women who contributed directly in the American
Revolution. Good source for the history of everyday life. This is a unique
collection of true experiences involving women on the American frontier
from the earliest days of colonial settlement to post Civil War times.
Portrays the many roles women performed under conditions of great danger
and personal sacrifice. Includes incidents of enormous courage and daring,
captivities, privations, self-sacrifice, endurance, strength both physical
and emotional. This study has become one of the most notable works of its
kind.
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LOYALISTS IN THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
by Claude Halstead
Van Tyne, ca. 1906, reprint, 372 pp., appendices, index. Van Tyne's work
is based on intense research of loyalist newspapers, letters, journals
and papers and is still widely quoted and referenced today. He discusses
the origin and evolution of the Loyalist movement and the revolutionary
government's anti-loyalist legislation to confiscate property and restrict
civil liberties. The author reviews the British government's attitude and
policies toward the Loyalists and British army involvement in raising,
supporting and conducting joint operations with Loyalists units.
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HC 0-87928-128-6
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$18.95
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DAMES AND DAUGHTERS
OF COLONIAL DAYS
by Geraldine Brooks, ca. 1900, reprint, 284 pp. Biographical
sketches of nine women who lived from 1630 to 1716. A wide-ranging portrayal
of colonial experience as viewed through the lives of these remarkable
women: Anne Hutchinson, Margaret Brent, Sarah Knight, Martha Washington,
Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Schuyler, others.
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$24.95
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CHILD LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS
 by
Alice Morse Earle, Ca. 1899, reprint, 418 pp. One of the most informative
studies available of the way children lived in America during the 17th
and 18th c. Selections from contemporary diaries, letters and manuscripts
and 129 photographs. An excellent source for students of all ages.
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HC 0-87928-062-X
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$34.95
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HOME LIFE IN COLONIAL
DAYS
by Alice Morse Earle, ca. 1898, reprint, 470 pp. Richly
illustrated survey of virtually every aspect of the colonists' daily life
from the food they ate to their flower gardens. Includes information on
girl's occupations, jack-knife industries, flax culture and spinning, travel,
taverns, the kitchen, and more
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$34.95
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AMERICANS
OF 1776: DAILY LIFE IN REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA
 by
James Schouler, Ca. 1906, reprint, 317 pp. This literary classic provides
an in-depth look at the life and times of Americans during the American
Revolution. Includes information on freemen and bondsmen, crimes and disorders,
dress and diet, recreations and amusements, education, disease, clubs,
industrial pursuits and much more.
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$18.95
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