Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Sourcebook

Revolutionary America 1763-1815: A Sourcebook is a collection of dynamic primary sources intended to accompany the second edition of Revolutionary America 1763-1815: A Political History. While the structure of this collection parallels the textbook, it can be used independently as well to bring a more personal perspective to the revolutionary period of American history.

Each chapter begins with a brief introduction and contains excerpts of original documents from the Revolutionary period, including government documents, letters, and diary entries, as well as numerous images. A companion website holds a wealth of primary source document resources, including many of the documents from within this book, as well as links to other valuable online resources. This collection helps give students a sense of the human experience of that turbulent time, bringing life to the struggle to found the United States.

For additional information and classroom resources for both the text and the sourcebook please visit the Revolutionary America companion website at routledge.com/textbooks/revolutionaryamerica.

Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Sourcebook is a collection of dynamic primary sources intended to accompany the second edition of Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Political History. While the structure of the collection parallels the textbook, either can be used independently as well. Each chapter contains excerpts of crucial documents from the Revolutionary period, and begins with a brief introduction. A companion website holds the full text of all excerpted documents, as well as links to other valuable online resources. This Sourcebook helps give students a sense of the human experience of that turbulent time, bringing life to the struggle to found the United States.

For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Revolutionary America companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/revolutionaryamerica.

Francis D. Cogliano is Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh where he specializes in the history of revolutionary and early national America. He is the author of Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Political History.

Kirsten Phimister holds a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Edinburgh.