This is the third volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in them, or were personal eye-witnesses of them. Volume III describes the French war and the Revolution and covers time period from 1745 to 1782. - Summary by Kikisaulite
Introduction by the EditorThe Two Sieges of Louisburg (1745 anad 1758) by A.G. BradleyThe Albany "Plan of Union" for the Colonies (1754) by Benjamin FranklinWashington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754) I: by A.G. BradleyWashington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754) II: Washington's own accountThe Defeat of Braddock (1755) I: by A.G. BradleyThe Defeat of Braddock (1755) II: Washington's own accountThe Deportation of the Acadians of Nova Scotia (1755) by A.G. BradleyThe Victory of Wolfe at Quebec (1759) by Captain John KnoxThe Stamp Act and Its Repeal (1765) by William E. H. LeckyDaniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) I: by Theodore RooseveltDaniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) II: Boone's own accountThe Boston Tea party (1773) I: by George BancroftThe Boston Tea party (1773) II: Governor Hutchinson's AccountPatrick Henry's Call to Arms (1775) by William WirtLexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) I: by William E. H. LeckyLexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) II: William Emerson's Account of the Concord FightWashington's Appointment as Commander-in-Chief (1775) by Washington IrvingWashington's Capture of Boston (1776), Washington's own accountThe Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) I: by James PartonThe Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) II: John Adams's AccountFranklin in France by Sir George TrevelyanThe Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1777) by William E. H. LeckyThe Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777) by Sir Edward CreasyJohn Paul Jone's Sea Fight (1779) by John Paul JonesArnold's Treason (1780) by William E. H. LeckyThe Execution of André (1780) I: by Gen. William HeathThe Execution of André (1780) II: the historian's Lecky's viewThe Capture of Vincennes (1779), George Rogers Clark's own AccountThe Surrender of Cornwallis (1781), Cornwalli's own AccountWashington's Services in the War by William E. H. LeckyThe Cost of the War by Richard Hildreth
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