The beginnings of the American Revolution: based on contemporary letters, diaries, and other documents (Volume III)

By Ellen Chase

Book Overview

History speaks in real voices. In Volume III of The beginnings of the American Revolution, Ellen Chase gathers the evidence of a world tipping into revolt - not in hindsight, but as it was lived and written. Drawn from historical letters and diaries and other records, this documentary history collection carries you into colonial America 1760s, where arguments over British imperial policy ignite in streets, assemblies, and private rooms. Part primary source anthology, part narrative guide, the volume traces the causes of american revolution through the texture of daily life: petitions and pamphlets, local alarms and transatlantic directives, thirteen colonies politics under pressure, and the emerging language of resistance. Chase's editorial hand keeps the sequence readable, letting you follow the slow tightening of authority and the quickening of reply. It is an american history reference you can read straight through, or return to as a classroom document reader, rich in founding fathers correspondence alongside lesser-known voices that reveal the breadth of colonial protest movements. In a field crowded with retellings, this collection matters for its closeness to the moment, preserving the grain of choice, doubt, and determination that shaped the era's revolutionary war documents. For casual readers, you can dip in anywhere; for historians and classic-literature collectors, it lends depth to debates and a tactile sense of the past at once. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353700949
• ISBN13: 9789353700942
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"