"The American Revolution, a volume in Facts On Files acclaimed Eyewitness History series, provides hundreds of firsthand accounts of the period - from diary entries, letters, speeches, and newspaper articles - that illustrate how historical events appeared to those who lived through them. Among the eyewitness testimonies included are those of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abigail Adams, Thomas Paine, Lord Cornwallis, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton.". "In addition to the firsthand accounts, each chapter provides an introductory essay and a chronology of events. The book also includes excerpts from such critical documents as the Stamp Act, the Quartering Act, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation, as well as capsule biographies of nearly 90 key figures, a bibliography, an index, eight maps, and more than 80 black-and-white photographs."--BOOK JACKET.