An interactive history book! Follow the events of the Revolutionary War-from the Boston Tea Party through the Treaty of Paris. Every important battle is brought to life in this illustrated, fact-filled guide to the war that made a nation. With historically accurate letters written as if from real people, gatefolds that conjure the magnitude of the events, and interactive lift-the-flaps, this is a perfect first book for kids curious about American History!

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX DEADLOCK OVER THE TEA SHIPS. BOSTON TEA PARTY ALL this time the East India Company was feeling its lack of a market. Seventeen million pounds of tea1 are said to have been heaped up in its warehouses awaiting American buyers. The members had been doubtful of Lord North's scheme from the first, and would have preferred the old method of paying an export tax and assessing it in the price to the consumer. The company, however, was much concerned at this moment, lest it should forfeit its charter; irregularities in India having been made a pretext for investigation, and Lord Clive at once censured, thanked, and pardoned.2 Rather than do anything to incur the King's displeasure, the company let matters for a time take their course, but at length, threatened with bankruptcy, the members resolved tea should be sent out at all hazards. The people of the Colony meanwhile were as set as ever in their determination to abstain from its use. A rhyme of the day runs: 3 Rouse every generous, thoughtful mind; The rising danger flee: If you would lasting freedom find, Now, then, abandon tea. Scorn to be bound with golden chains, Though they allure the sight: Bid them defiance, if they claim Our freedom and birthright. 1 Out Country, II, 698. Lossing. 'Life of Fox, 436. Trevelyan. * Colonial Days, 99. Markham. Shall we our freedom give away, And all our comfort place In drinking of outlandish tea, Only to please our taste? Forbid it, Heaven! let us be wise, And seek our country's good; Nor ever let a thought arise That tea should be our food. Since we so great a plenty have Of all that's for our health, Shall we that blasted herb receive, Impoverishing our wealth? Adieu, away, 0 Tea! begone! Salute our taste no more; Though thou art coveted by...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... A PRIVATE LETTER FROM NEW ENGLAND, NOV. 15, 1777, TO OCT. 10, 1778.* Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 15, 1777. My Dear Friends: At last we have arrived at Cambridge, where we poor unfortunates can claim neither to be free nor captives. If I were to write and tell you that every thing is as it should be here I would be stating a base falsehood. However, if I wished to excite your sympathy to the highest pitch by my complaints, I fear I should afterward regret the tears I should cause to flow. The Americans, who, for politeness sake, are no longer termed Rebels or Yankees, are very often unable to determine to which class of people in * As is well known, Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga changed the whole complection of affairs for the colonists. This great event is here described even to the most minute details by an eye-witness, who has the great faculty of making the reader imagine himself an eye-witness of these stirring events.--Note by Schlozer. their state we properly belong.* It is true that we are somewhat confined. As a matter of fact, we are allowed a well defined circle, the bounds of which we are not to overstep under penalty of being sent to the prison-ship or shot. We, however, make the most of the little liberty we possess in our villages of palisades, and now and then play the gentleman among our conquerers. You are doubtless very anxious to know exactly how we arrived at the High School of Cambridge where the students live in the well-built Collegia Harvardino; attend college in comical-looking dressinggowns, and are summoned three times daily to breakfast, dinner, and supper, by the sound of a bell. Paper and ink, however, are too dear in this place, to go into minute details of occurrences from the 1st of September up to the present...

Correspondence of the American Revolution Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency Edited from the Original Manuscripts is a fascinating collection of letters from some of the most important figures of the American Revolution. Edited by Jared Sparks, this book provides a unique perspective on the events and personalities of the time. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of the American Revolution or the development of American politics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.