Required Reading
1776PRINT COPY ON LIBRARY RESERVE
The American RevolutionPRINT COPY ON LIBRARY RESERVE
Epic Journeys of FreedomPRINT COPY ON LIBRARY RESERVE
Revolutionary MothersPRINT COPY ON LIBRARY RESERVE
Suggested Reading
Faces of RevolutionPRINT COPY ON LIBRARY RESERVE
The Faiths of Our FathersPRINT COPY ON LIBRARY RESERVE
Search for Primary Sources
- Early American Newspapers, 1690-1876Search and browse thousands of American newspapers published from 1690 to 1876 that chronicle the evolution of American culture and daily life.
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- Academic Search PremierA multidisciplinary database providing full text for thousands of journals, many of them peer-reviewed titles.
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Websites
- American JourneysMore than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration
- American ArchivesA collection of thousands of pamphlets, booklets, and newspaper articles from the years 1774-1776
- Founders OnlineLetters and other documents written by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison
- Loyalists (Library and Archives Canada)A collection of sources relating to the United Empire Loyalists who settled in Canada after the American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Papers of Benjamin FranklinThe full text of all 37 published volumes of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin (up to the year 1782)
- Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1606 to 1827Approximately 27,000 items (mostly letters) that document Jefferson's lifetime
- Library of Congress Digital CollectionsAll collections of digital material held by the Library of Congress
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- National Portrait GallerySearch the Smithsonian's collection of portraits of Americans
- Pictures of the Revolutionary WarSelected pictures and portraits from the National Archives
