Revolutionary America, 1763-1815

by Francis D. Cogliano (Editor), Kirsten E. Phimister (Editor)

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/revolutio....

Genres: History, The United States Of America, American History, Nonfiction, School

312 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 1999

About the author

Francis D. Cogliano is Reader in American History at the University of Edinburgh. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has held research fellowships at the Virginia Historical Society and the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.

Reviews

[KB Benton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t finish the book but I did read most of it for class. It actually wasn’t a terrible read. I enjoyed it so much more than the other book I read for this class. I’d give it a 2.5 but Goodreads sucks so I’ll give it a 3.

[Dannie Thiessen]

I really enjoyed this book. Francis Cogliano provides the information that is normally omitted in history books on the politics in America that impacted not only the revolutionary war, but the early 1800s.

[Laurie Wheeler · Rating 1 out of 5]

Easy read. Too bad each edition becomes more of a social construct than historical.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and thought it was well balanced and organized. It provided the right details to teach me why everything happened the way it did, and kept me engaged.

[lena · Rating 4 out of 5]

merci francis de m'avoir mieux préparée aux partiels en 70 pages que quatre mois de cours <3

[Torstein Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book about the history of the early part of America

[Anthony Lawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the fourth edition, excellent work!

[Vita Fuentes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Je dois mon agrégation à ce livre. Clair et interessant.

[BJ Schall · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has numerous issues that made it incredibly difficult to read. The book lacks solid contextual detail. The author's writing style resembled a first-time writer who wasn't sure how to make a short essay longer. Overstated phrases, repetition, and attempts at high-brow vocabulary combined to make the author sound cheap and distract the reader from the book's contents (limited as it was.) Finally, the scope and substance of the book were incredibly diluted. The author attempted to save the book with his conclusion by creating a final, grand thesis: the American Revolution was a revolution. Overall, a highly-disappointing read.