Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, 2nd Edition (Library of Military History) by Harold E. Selesky
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Overview: This is an update of Mark M. Boatner’s classic Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (1966), which has long been a canonical reference source. But while the original took a standard military approach and had a single author, the revised edition is a more liberal collaborative work, incorporating topics like African Americans, historiography, religion, social history, and women. The first two volumes contain 1,700 alphabetically arranged entries totaling more than 1,300 pages, while the third volume, also an update of an original Boatner work (Landmarks of the American Revolution: A Guide to Knowing and Locating What Happened at the Sites of Independence, 1973), covers battlefields, historical parks, and notable buildings in entries arranged by state. Most of the encyclopedia entries are about half a page in length, while longer ones, devoted to major battles like Bunker Hill or major figures like George Washington, may stretch to more than 10 pages. Biographical entries end with a short "Assessment" section, and battle entries likewise with a "Significance" section, summarizing the evolving and current viewpoints on the individual or battle and its overall effect on the war. Scholars have revised some of the original entries, incorporating new perspectives on the scholarship of the Revolutionary period and on the enduring significance of many of its seminal events and figures. The current edition relies more heavily on excerpts from contemporary eyewitness accounts of events, rather than quoting other scholars, as the original often did.
Genre: Non Fiction, Encyclopedia
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