Great Epochs in American History, Volume III


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 (6 hr 15 min)

Chapters

Introduction by the Editor
The Two Sieges of Louisburg (1745 anad 1758) by A.G. Bradley
The Albany "Plan of Union" for the Colonies (1754) by Benjamin Franklin
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754)…
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754)…
The Defeat of Braddock (1755) I: by A.G. Bradley
The Defeat of Braddock (1755) II: Washington's own account
The Deportation of the Acadians of Nova Scotia (1755) by A.G. Bradley
The Victory of Wolfe at Quebec (1759) by Captain John Knox
The Stamp Act and Its Repeal (1765) by William E. H. Lecky
Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) I: by Theodore Roosevelt
Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) II: Boone's own account
The Boston Tea party (1773) I: by George Bancroft
The Boston Tea party (1773) II: Governor Hutchinson's Account
Patrick Henry's Call to Arms (1775) by William Wirt
Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) I: by William E. H. Lecky
Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) II: William Emerson's Account of the …
Washington's Appointment as Commander-in-Chief (1775) by Washington Irving
Washington's Capture of Boston (1776), Washington's own account
The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) I: by James Parton
The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) II: John Adams's Accou…
Franklin in France by Sir George Trevelyan
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1777) by William E. H. Lecky
The Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777) by Sir Edward Creasy
John Paul Jone's Sea Fight (1779) by John Paul Jones
Arnold's Treason (1780) by William E. H. Lecky
The Execution of André (1780) I: by Gen. William Heath
The Execution of André (1780) II: the historian's Lecky's view
The Capture of Vincennes (1779), George Rogers Clark's own Account
The Surrender of Cornwallis (1781), Cornwalli's own Account
Washington's Services in the War by William E. H. Lecky
The Cost of the War by Richard Hildreth