Camps and firesides of the revolution

Table of Contents......Page 2
Albert Bushnell Hart with Mabel Hill......Page 5
 INTRODUCTION FOR TEACHERS......Page 7
1. Thrifty Quaker Housekeeping......Page 10
3. A Poor Man\'s Possessions BY JOHN  SECCOMB (1730)5......Page 11
4. Israel Putnam and the Wolf......Page 12
5. All Kinds of Paper......Page 13
7. Social Pleasures in Philadelphia......Page 14
8. A Virginia Ball and Virginia  Belles......Page 15
10. A Fire in Charleston......Page 18
11. A Witchcraft Trial......Page 20
12. Negro Servants and Slaves......Page 21
13. A Merchant\'s Voyage and Cargo......Page 22
14. The Fashions......Page 23
15. A Practical Joke......Page 24
16. Presents from London......Page 25
17. In the Woods......Page 27
18. All Sorts of Advertisements......Page 28
19. A Rousing Whaling Song......Page 30
20. Life in Boston......Page 31
21. A Storm at Sea......Page 32
22. Saved from Niagara......Page 33
23. A Tornado and a Waterspout......Page 34
24. Indian Children sold as Slaves......Page 36
25. Indian Hospitality......Page 37
26. Esquimaux and their Children......Page 38
27. On the War Path......Page 40
28. Wampum......Page 41
29. How to Build a Bark Canoe......Page 42
30. Indian Speeches......Page 43
31. How the Trader Fleeced the Indian......Page 44
32. How Mackinac was taken and  Detroit was saved......Page 46
33. On the Dark and Bloody Ground......Page 48
34. Indian Games......Page 51
35. Defeated by the Indians......Page 52
36. A Captive well treated by  Indians......Page 53
37. The Casket Girls in Louisiana......Page 55
38. The Founding of the City of New  Orleans......Page 56
39. A Song about Indians......Page 57
40. Captured by the Indians......Page 59
41. The Ladies in French Canada......Page 61
42. The Story of Braddock\'s Defeat......Page 62
43. Provincial Regimentals at Court......Page 64
44. Brave Commanders at Quebec......Page 65
45. A Furious Mob......Page 67
47. Do not Tax the Colonies......Page 69
49. Another Account of the Tea Party......Page 72
50. Free America......Page 73
51. Inside the Continental Congress......Page 74
52. Yankee Doodle133......Page 75
53. Birth of Independence......Page 77
54. A Ballad on Taxation......Page 78
55. A Philadelphia Boy\'s Sports......Page 79
57. An American Belle at Court......Page 81
58. A Woman at the War BY MRS.  ABIGAIL ADAMS (1775)157......Page 83
59. With the Ladies......Page 85
60. Crossing New England......Page 86
61. Pretty Girls in New England BY A  GERMAN OFFICER (1777)......Page 88
62. A Child of the Revolution......Page 89
63. A Conscientious Traitor......Page 91
64. A Hard Winter......Page 92
65. High Prices in Paper Money......Page 93
66. The Frenchmen and the Frogs......Page 95
67. Royal Personages......Page 96
68. Kentucky Riflemen......Page 98
69. Winter Amusements in Canada......Page 99
70. Queer Cavalry......Page 100
71. The Amenities of Camp Life......Page 101
72. New Hampshire Men......Page 103
73. At Washington\'s Headquarters......Page 104
74. Close Quarters for Washington......Page 106
76. A View of American Troops......Page 107
77. Battle of Lexington......Page 109
78. The Capture of Boston......Page 110
79. A Soldier\'s Song......Page 112
80. The Death of Nathan Hale......Page 113
81. A Brisk Little Fight BY TENCH  TILGHMAN (1776)203......Page 114
82. A German Lady\'s Campaign......Page 115
83. A Lady in Battle......Page 117
84. Cruise of the Fair American......Page 118
85. Capture of Stony Point BY HENRY  LEE (1779)211......Page 120
86. Capture of the Serapis......Page 121
87. The Execution of Andre......Page 123
88. A Surprise......Page 124
89. An Escape from Prison......Page 126
90. Difficulties of Ocean Travel......Page 128
91. The Siege of Yorktown......Page 130