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Author:

Kostyal, K. M., 1951-

Title:

1776 : a new look at revolutionary Williamsburg / by K.M. Kostyal with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ; photographs by Lori Epstein.

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

48 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Other Authors:

Epstein, Lori.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1426305184 (library binding : alk. paper)
9781426305184 (library binding : alk. paper)
1426305176 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781426305177 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)299707988

LCCN:

2009018002

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BBPC251 -- Roy R. Estle Memorial Library (Dallas Center)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)