1776 a new look at revolutionary Williamsburg / by K.M. Kostyal with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ; photographs by Lori Epstein.
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2009]Copyright date: copyright 2009Description: 1 online resource (48 p.) : ill., mapsContent type: - text
- online resource
- 9781426305177
- 1426305176
- 9781426305184
- 1426305184
- Seventeen seventy-six
- New look at revolutionary Williamsburg
- 973.3/1097554252 22
- F234.W7 K677 2009eb
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Introduction: a revolutionary city -- Virginia's colonial capital -- Virginia's Indians -- New spirit -- Revolution! -- Virginia's Declaration of Rights -- City at war -- Reading history's clues -- Hard-won victory -- Conclusion: birth of a nation -- Bring the past to life/Portraying a slave.
Gives a close-up look at how the war for independence played out for ordinary citizens such as women, blacksmiths, and enslaved people in colonial Williamsburg.
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