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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