| Titre : | The American revolution : a visual history |
| Auteurs : | Jennifer L. Jones, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Penguin Random House, 2016 |
| Autre Editeur : | Smithsonian Institution |
| ISBN/ISSN : | 978-1-4654-4607-7 |
| Format : | 360 p |
| Note générale : | Pour les classes Euro |
| Langues: | Américain |
| Langues originales: | Américain |
| Descripteurs : | Etats-Unis / indépendance des Etats-Unis : 1775-1782 / révolution américaine / Tea Party |
| Résumé : |
The American Revolution will transport you back in time and onto the frontlines. This complete overview of the war brings all the action to life, from the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party to the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris.
Beginning with the first stirrings of colonial resistance, The American Revolution presents illustrated accounts of every major military action and comprehensive timelines for every stage of the war. Revealing first-person accounts by soldiers and civilians and profiles of the war's main protagonists, from George Washington to Benedict Arnold. Gallery spreads feature collections of weapons and uniforms, and feature sections detail the politics of the war, such as the treatment of prisoners and the revolution's implications for women, Native Americans, and African Americans. Two hundred and forty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the story behind the birth of the United States is as significant notday as it was when the ink was still wet on the document. Retold with the help of eyewitness accounts, biographies of key figures, and photographs of contemporary artifacts, this complelling visual guide to the military and political events of the 1770s ans 1780s bring the drama of North America's Revolutionary War to Life. |
| Note de contenu : | Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution. |
| Nature du document : | documentaire |
| Discipline : | Histoire |
| genre : | Documentaire |
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| 97 JON | documentaire | CDI | 027433 | Disponible |