Hart, Albert Bushnell with Mabel Hill . Camps and Firesides of the Revolution
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Part 1 PART I HOME LIFE

• Letter 1 I. Thrifty Quaker Housekeeping BY MISTRESS HANNAH PENN (1700)

• Essay 2 2. A Wig and a Conscience BY SAMUEL SEWALL (1701)

• Verse 3 3. A Poor Man's Possessions BY JOHN SECCOMB (1730)[5]

• Essay 4 4. Israel Putnam and the Wolf BY DAVID HUMPHREYS (ABOUT 1740)

• Verse 5 5. All Kinds of Paper

• Verse 6 6. Making Fun of the Parson BY JOSEPH GREEN (ABOUT 1750)[8]

• Essay 7 7. Social Pleasures in Philadelphia BY JOHN ADAMS (1774)[11]

• Essay 8 8. A Virginia Ball and Virginia Belles BY PHILIP FITHIAN (1774)

• Essay 9 9. Young Yankees A-frolicking BY THOMAS ANBURY (1777)[18]

• Essay 10 10. A Fire in Charleston BY ELKANAH WATSON (1778)

• Essay 11 11. A Witchcraft Trial (1730)[19]

• Essay 12 12. Negro Servants and Slaves BY PETER KALM (1748)[21]

Part 2 PART II HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS

• Essay 13 13. A Merchant's Voyage and Cargo BY GILES SHELLEY (1699)[24]

• Essay 14 14. The Fashions BY JOSEPH T. BUCKINGHAM (1731)[28]

• Essay 15 15. A Practical Joke BY WILLIAM BLACK (1744)

• Essay 16 16. Presents from London BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1758)[35]

• Essay 17 17. In the Woods BY ANDREW BURNABY (1760)[41]

• Essay 18 18. All Sorts of Advertisements FROM THE NEWSPAPERS (1740-1751)

• Verse 19 19. A Rousing Whaling Song BY JOHN OSBORN (ABOUT 1750)[51]

• Essay 20 20. Life in Boston BY FRANCIS GOELET (1750)[53]

• Verse 21 21. A Storm at Sea BY PHILIP FRENEAU[59]

• Essay 22 22. Saved from Niagara BY PETER KALM (1750)

• Essay 23 23. A Tornado and a Waterspout BY OLIVER HART (1752)

Part 3 PART III THE INDIANS

• Essay 24 24. Indian Children sold as Slaves BY CALEB HEATHCOTE AND WILLIAM JOHNSON (1715)

• Essay 25 25. Indian Hospitality BY JOHN BARTRAM (1743)[65]

• Essay 26 26. Esquimaux and their Children BY WILLIAM DOUGLASS (1749)[69]

• Essay 27 27. On the War Path BY PETER KALM ( 1749)

• Essay 29 28. Wampum BY PETER KALM (1749)[74]

• Essay 29 29. How to Build a Bark Canoe BY PETER KALM (1749)[75]

• Essay 30 30. Indian Speeches BY GEORGE WASHINGTON (1754)[76]

• Essay 31 31. How the Trader Fleeced the Indian BY MRS. ANNE GRANT (ABOUT 1740)

• Essay 32 32. How Mackinac was taken and Detroit was saved BY JONATHAN CARVER (1764)[84]

• Essay 33 33. On the Dark and Bloody Ground BY DANIEL BOONE (1769-1775)[85]

• Essay 34 34. Indian Games BY JONATHAN CARVER (1766)

• Essay 35 35. Defeated by the Indians BY DANIEL BOONE (1782)

• Essay 36 36. A Captive well treated by Indians BY DANIEL BOONE (ABOUT 1780)[93]

Part 4 PART IV THE FRENCH AND THE INDIAN WARS

• Essay 37 37. The Casket Girls in Louisiana BY MONSIEUR DUMONT (1719)

• Essay 38 38. The Founding of the City of New Orleans BY MONSIEUR DUMONT (1719-1728)

• Verse 39 39. A Song about Indians (1725)

• Essay 40 40. Captured by the Indians BY JOHN GYLES (1736)[101]

• Essay 41 41. The Ladies in French Canada BY PETER KALM (1749)

• Essay 42 42. The Story of Braddock's Defeat BY WILLIAM LIVINGSTON (1755)

• Essay 43 43. Provincial Regimentals at Court BY WILLIAM SKINNER (1757)[109]

• Essay 44 44. Brave Commanders at Quebec BY JOHN KNOX (1759)

Part 5 PART V GETTING READY FOR THE REVOLUTION

• Essay 45 45. A Furious Mob BY THOMAS HUTCHINSON (1765)

• Essay 46 46. What our Ancestors did for Us BY THE TOWN MEETING OF CAMBRIDGE (1765)

• Essay 47 47. Do not Tax the Colonies BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1766)[121]

• Essay 48 48. The Boston Tea Party FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE (1773)[123]

• Essay 49 49. Another Account of the Tea Party BY JOHN ANDREWS (1773)

• Verse 50 50. Free America BY JOSEPH WARREN (1774)[124]

• Essay 51 51. Inside the Continental Congress BY JOHN ADAMS (1774)

• Verse 52 52. Yankee Doodle[133]

• Essay 53 53. Birth of Independence BY JOHN ADAMS (1776)[140]

• Verse 54 54. A Ballad on Taxation BY PETER ST. JOHN (1778)

Part 6 PART VI REVOLUTIONARY FIRESIDES

• Essay 55 55. A Philadelphia Boy's Sports BY ALEXANDER GRAYDON (ABOUT 1765)[150]

• Letter 56 56. A Little Letter from a Future President BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1774)[152]

• Essay 57 57. An American Belle at Court BY MARGARET HUTCHINSON (1774)[153]

• Letter 58 58. A Woman at the War BY MRS. ABIGAIL ADAMS (1775)[157]

• Essay 59 59. With the Ladies BY TENCH TILGHMAN (1775)[162]

• Essay 60 60. Crossing New England BY GEORGE PAUSCH (1777)[166]

• Letter 61 61. Pretty Girls in New England BY A GERMAN OFFICER (1777)

• Essay 62 62. A Child of the Revolution BY SAMUEL BRECK (1771-1782)

• Essay 63 63. A Conscientious Traitor BY TIMOTHY DWIGHT (1778)

• Essay 64 64. A Hard Winter BY THOMAS JONES (1779)

• Essay 65 65. High Prices in Paper Money BY MR. PATTON (1780)[174]

• Essay 66 66. The Frenchmen and the Frogs BY SAMUEL BRECK (1779)

• Essay 67 67. Royal Personages BY SAMUEL CURWEN (1781-1782)

Part 7 PART VII IN CAMP

• Essay 68 68. Kentucky Riflemen FROM THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE (1775)

• Essay 69 69. Winter Amusements in Canada BY A GERMAN OFFICER (1777)

• Essay 70 70. Queer Cavalry BY ALEXANDER GRAYDON (ABOUT 1778)

• Essay 71 71. The Amenities of Camp Life BY SURGEON JAMES THACHER (1779)

• Essay 72 72. New Hampshire Men BY MARQUIS DE CHASTELLUX (1780)[191]

• Essay 73 73. At Washington's Headquarters BY MARQUIS DE CHASTELLUX ( 1780)

• Essay 74 74. Close Quarters for Washington BY MARQUIS DE CHASTELLUX (1782)

• Essay 75 75. Camp Fare BY GEORGE WASHINGTON (1779)

• Essay 76 76. A View of American Troops BY A GERMAN OFFICER (1777)

Part 8 PART VIII IN THE FIELD

• Essay 77 77. Battle of Lexington BY JONAS CLARK (1775)[194]

• Essay 78 78. The Capture of Boston BY GEORGE WASHINGTON (1776)[198]

• Essay 79 79. A Soldier's Song (1776)

• Essay 80 80. The Death of Nathan Hale[202] (1776)

• Letter 81 81. A Brisk Little Fight BY TENCH TILGHMAN (1776)[203]

• Essay 82 82. A German Lady's Campaign BY MADAME RIEDESEL (1777)[205]

• Essay 83 83. A Lady in Battle BY MADAME RIEDESEL (1777)

• Verse 84 84. Cruise of the Fair American (1777)[208]

• Letter 85 85. Capture of Stony Point BY HENRY LEE (1779)[211]

• Essay 86 86. Capture of the Serapis BY ROBERT DALE (1779)[213]

• Essay 87 87. The Execution of André BY WILLIAM HEATH (1780)[215]

• Essay 88 88. A Surprise BY TIMOTHY DWIGHT (1781)[216]

• Essay 89 89. An Escape from Prison BY TIMOTHY DWIGHT (1781)

• Essay 90 90. Difficulties of Ocean Travel BY JOHN TRUMBULL (1780-1781)[218]

• Essay 91 91. The Siege of Yorktown BY A CHAPLAIN (1781)