Terry M. Mays is associate professor of political science at The Citadel where he has taught since 1992. He has written several books in the fields of history and political science.
This third edition of the Historical Dictionary of the American
Revolution expands upon the material its predecessors provided. The
massive volume contains maps, a chronology, an introduction, period
sketches of some of the Revolution’s notable figures, text of some
important documents, information regarding battle sites today, and
a dictionary that boasts more than 1,000 entries. The chronology
begins with the Molasses Act (1733) and ends with George
Washington’s resignation as commander in chief in 1783. The entries
are alphabetical, and cross references to other entries are
distinguished in bold. Appendix A presents five documents of
interest, including “The Declaration of Independence” and the
“Treaty of Paris.” Appendix B provides a list of some battle sites
that can be visited today along with a brief description and URL
for further information. The extensive bibliography is broken into
16 sections with multiple entries in each as well as URLs for
websites with further information from each of the 13 original
colonies. This book should be on every historian’s bookshelf.
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