title: The American Revolution: A Visual History
author:  DK 
description: Gr 7 UpSpanning from the period before the American Revolution to post-union creation, this oversize book is divided into nine sections, each of which begins with an introduction and time line. The topics cover important events and battles, different groups involved (including African and Native Americans), women of note, what life on each side was like, and equipment used (uniforms, arms, medical). Large color pictures, black-and-white drawings, and brief biographies of relevant individuals are interspersed throughout. There's enough content to give readers an understanding of why this historical period is important; some of the material will even give students a better grasp than textbooks used in secondary and lower-level college classes. The table of contents and the detailed index are ideal for finding information quickly. VERDICT A good additional source for reference collections in need of more treatments of the subject; the price will allow it to be also included in circulation sections.Ann West LaPrise, Huron School District, New Boston, MI
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  # Black Ralph; or, The Helmsman of Hurlgate
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### J. H. Ingraham
  
  
  This page copyright © 2001 Munsey's.
  
  
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  ### CHAPTER I.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  In contemplating the interesting scenes and events of the American
  
  
  Revolution, we are accustomed to view them as only affecting
  
  
  ourselves as Americans, and as occurring only within the boundaries
  
  
  of our own land; so that a story of the `Revolution' to be laid in
  
  
  England or France would at first view startle and appear an
  
  
  incongruity of history. Yet the one being our foe and the other our
  
  
  ally, closely involve their interests as individuals with ours and
  
  
  throw as profound a degree of sympathy over the progress and issue of
  
  
  events on the c