American Revolution Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Resources for the study of the history of American Revolution.

Call number areas to browse: E201-298

Keywords to search:war, states, personal names, names of battles and campaigns, generals, legislative acts,

Subjects to search (Library of Congress):
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Books. Periodicals,  and Audiovisuals in our catalog: Use library subject headings and keywords in the library catalog to locate books, periodicals and audiovisuals owned by the library. You can limit your search by campus holdings, language and format (books, computer files, visual materials, etc.).

Online Reference E-Books:

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Oxford Reference Online Premium

Library Databases(r): 
U.S History in Context

Humanities International Complete

Academic Search Complete

Military & Government CollectionAmerica: History and Life
Virginia Heritage

Internet Resources: 

The American Revolution - National Park Service website features history and details about parks related to the Revolution. Includes timelins, stories and profiles of important people of the Revolution.

A Guide to the American Revolution - complies links to digital materials from the Library of Congress. Also includes annotated links to related websites.

American Revolution - Timelines of significant events before, during and after the Revolutionary War from the History Place.

American Independence - from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.

The Early America Review - Online searchable historical journal on early 18th century America

Liberty! The American Revolution - Web site from PBS which chronicles the period.

AmericanRevolution.org - An extensive site on the American War of Independence.