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Poems of American History, The Revolution

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Chapter 1, The Coming of Disconent, Part 1

A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, the campaign at Valley Forge, to the time of peace and the forming of the Nation, including works by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Bret Harte, Alfred Tennyson, and many more. This is the second of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal

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Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 3 , Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 4 , Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 2 , Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 3 , Chapter 9, New York and the "Neutral Ground," Part 2 , Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 2 , Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 1 , Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 2 , Chapter 11, Peace , Chapter 2, The Bursting of the Storm, Part 1 , Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 1 , Chapter 4, Independence , Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 1 , Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 2 , Chapter 6, The Fate of Sir Jack Brag , Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 1 , Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 2 , Chapter 8, The War on the Water , Chapter 9, New York and the "Neutral Ground," Part 1