Reading List
The American Revolution:
Revolutionary War Lesson Plans on the Battle of Bunker Hill and Saratoga
Conley, Jan Sheldon, The Battle of Fort Montgomery: A Short History Purple Mountain Press, 2002.
Cumming, W.P., & Hugh Rankin, The Fate of a Nation: The American Revolution Through Contemporary Eyes Phaidon Press LTD, 1975.
Fisher, C, The Most Advantageous Situation in the Highlands: An Archaeological Study of Fort Montgomery State Historic Site. Cultural Resources Survey Program Series No. 2. New York State Museum, (2004).
Fleming, Thomas, Liberty!: The American Revolution, Viking, 1997. Lots of pictures and some good maps. Good source on the whole for the general reader.
Hamilton, Edward P, Fort Ticonderoga: Key to a Continent. Massachusetts Historical Society, 1964.
Heller, Charles, & William A. Stofft, America's First Battles, 1776-1965. University Press of Kansas, 1986. The first chapter on the Battle of Long Island (27 August 1776), the second chapter on the Battle of Queenston Heights (13 October 1812) and the fourth chapter on the First Battle of Bull Run (19 July 1861) would be the most helpful for a Living History program.
Ketchum, Richard, Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War Owl Books, 1997.
Ketchum, Richard, Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill Owl Books (May 15, 1999)
Lancaster, Bruce,The American Revolution Mariner Books, 2001.
Maier, Pauline, American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.Perhaps this is a bit out of the range of what a living history program is trying to accomplish, but it is a good read and might be a good book for outside reading.
Martin, Joseph Plumb, Edited by George F.Scheer,Private Yankee Doodle: Being a Narrative of the Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier Little Brown & Co., 1962. There may be new editions, but this is the edition I have. Very good annotated journal of a Rev War soldier in his own words.
Otten, William L, Colonel Hamtramck: His life and Times, Volume I Published by William Otten, Jr., 1997.
Royster, Charles, A Revolutionary People at War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783.W.W. Norton, 1979.
Schecter, Barnet, The Battle for New York, Penguin Books, 2002.
Wahlke, John C., The Causes of the American Revolution D.C. Heath and Co., 1973 (new edition possible)
Wood, Gordon S, The Radicalism of the of the American Revolution. Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
Wood, Gordon S, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787. W.W. Norton, 1969.
The French & Indian/7 Years War:
Anderson, Fred, Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766, Vintage Books 2001. Outstanding read on the French & Indian War. Could be good background for a teacher or an interested student.
Hamilton, Edward P, Fort Ticonderoga: Key to a Continent. Massachusetts Historical Society, 1964.
With Regard to the Indians:
Jennings, Francis. The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism & the Cant of Conquest. W.W. Norton, 1975.
Cultural Titles:
Greene, Jack P. Pursuits of Happiness: The Socal Development of Early ModernBritish Colonies and the Formation of American Culture. University of North Carolina Press, 1988. This is a fascinating read on the development of American culture by looking at the its British roots.
Grose, Francis. The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Not copyrighted in the US. Can be downloaded here http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5402
Women:
Kerber, Linda K, Women of the Republic: Intellect & Ideology in Revolutionary America. W.W. Norton, 1980.
Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812.Vintage Books, 1991. Great primary source for getting students understand how difficult life int he new nation was and how strong women had to be in order to survive.
The Civil War:
Luvaas, Jay & Harold W. Nelson, Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg. University Press of Kansas, 1994. "A day-by-day and hour-by-hour account of one of the bloodiest...battles in history."
Rozwenc, Edwin C., Edit., The Causes of the American Civil War. 2nd Edition. D.C. Heath & Co., 1972
Revolutionary War Lesson Plans on the Battle of Bunker Hill and Saratoga
Conley, Jan Sheldon, The Battle of Fort Montgomery: A Short History Purple Mountain Press, 2002.
Cumming, W.P., & Hugh Rankin, The Fate of a Nation: The American Revolution Through Contemporary Eyes Phaidon Press LTD, 1975.
Fisher, C, The Most Advantageous Situation in the Highlands: An Archaeological Study of Fort Montgomery State Historic Site. Cultural Resources Survey Program Series No. 2. New York State Museum, (2004).
Fleming, Thomas, Liberty!: The American Revolution, Viking, 1997. Lots of pictures and some good maps. Good source on the whole for the general reader.
Hamilton, Edward P, Fort Ticonderoga: Key to a Continent. Massachusetts Historical Society, 1964.
Heller, Charles, & William A. Stofft, America's First Battles, 1776-1965. University Press of Kansas, 1986. The first chapter on the Battle of Long Island (27 August 1776), the second chapter on the Battle of Queenston Heights (13 October 1812) and the fourth chapter on the First Battle of Bull Run (19 July 1861) would be the most helpful for a Living History program.
Ketchum, Richard, Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War Owl Books, 1997.
Ketchum, Richard, Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill Owl Books (May 15, 1999)
Lancaster, Bruce,The American Revolution Mariner Books, 2001.
Maier, Pauline, American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.Perhaps this is a bit out of the range of what a living history program is trying to accomplish, but it is a good read and might be a good book for outside reading.
Martin, Joseph Plumb, Edited by George F.Scheer,Private Yankee Doodle: Being a Narrative of the Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier Little Brown & Co., 1962. There may be new editions, but this is the edition I have. Very good annotated journal of a Rev War soldier in his own words.
Otten, William L, Colonel Hamtramck: His life and Times, Volume I Published by William Otten, Jr., 1997.
Royster, Charles, A Revolutionary People at War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783.W.W. Norton, 1979.
Schecter, Barnet, The Battle for New York, Penguin Books, 2002.
Wahlke, John C., The Causes of the American Revolution D.C. Heath and Co., 1973 (new edition possible)
Wood, Gordon S, The Radicalism of the of the American Revolution. Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
Wood, Gordon S, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787. W.W. Norton, 1969.
The French & Indian/7 Years War:
Anderson, Fred, Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766, Vintage Books 2001. Outstanding read on the French & Indian War. Could be good background for a teacher or an interested student.
Hamilton, Edward P, Fort Ticonderoga: Key to a Continent. Massachusetts Historical Society, 1964.
With Regard to the Indians:
Jennings, Francis. The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism & the Cant of Conquest. W.W. Norton, 1975.
Cultural Titles:
Greene, Jack P. Pursuits of Happiness: The Socal Development of Early ModernBritish Colonies and the Formation of American Culture. University of North Carolina Press, 1988. This is a fascinating read on the development of American culture by looking at the its British roots.
Grose, Francis. The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Not copyrighted in the US. Can be downloaded here http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5402
Women:
Kerber, Linda K, Women of the Republic: Intellect & Ideology in Revolutionary America. W.W. Norton, 1980.
Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812.Vintage Books, 1991. Great primary source for getting students understand how difficult life int he new nation was and how strong women had to be in order to survive.
The Civil War:
Luvaas, Jay & Harold W. Nelson, Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg. University Press of Kansas, 1994. "A day-by-day and hour-by-hour account of one of the bloodiest...battles in history."
Rozwenc, Edwin C., Edit., The Causes of the American Civil War. 2nd Edition. D.C. Heath & Co., 1972