Resources selected to supplement HSTY 201 at TC3.

Books in Our Library

• 1776 by David G. McCullough [E208 .M396 2005] - You can search inside this title at Amazon and at Google Books.
• Constitution of the United States of America and the Declaration of Independence [REF KF4525 .U5 1961] - Primary Source
• Fathers of the Constitution: a Chronicle of the Establishment of the Union by Max Farrand [E303 .F252]
• Historical Atlas of the American Revolution [O-SIZE E208 .B36 2000]
• Race and Revolution by Gary B. Nash [E446 .N37 1990] You can search inside this title at Google Books.
• Revolutionary Versus Loyalist: the First American Civil War, 1774-1784 [E277 .U6]
• Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution [E211 .F46 2002]
• Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations [JC178.V5 N45 2006]
• Unknown American Revolution: the Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America [E208 .N33 2005]

Note: To find books in the TC3 Library, go to the main Library Gateway page and search the TC3 Catalog. Use the SUNY Union Catalog and WorldCat to find books in other libraries which you can request through the TC3 Library's Interlibrary Loan service.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Try these suggested subject headings to find books on this topic in the TC3 Library Catalog as well as in the SUNY Union Catalog and WorldCat. To find books in the TC3 Library, go to the main Library Gateway page and select "TC3 Catalog."

• American Loyalists
• Constitutional History, United States
• Presidents, United States, Biography
• United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783
• United States, Politics and Government, to 1775
• Washington, George, 1732-1799

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Other Media

You can request audio-visual materials from Media Services.

• Mary Silliman’s War [videorecording] [Media E302.6.S53 A4 1993] - "Based on the memoir and letters of Mary Silliman whose husband, a patriot leader, was kidnapped by Tories from their Fairfield, Conn., home during the American Revolutionary War. This film depicts the struggles and divisions in this New England town, as well as Mary’s personal dilemmas and confrontations in seeking her husband’s freedom while still tending to the needs of their family."

History Journals in Electronic Format

History-related electronic journals are available to TC3 students and staff in our electronic databases and in our list of full-text electronic journals by title & Subject.

Web Resources

• Common Sense - Project Gutenberg etext of Thomas Paine's call for cessation from England. Another version is offered by Bartleby.com
• Declaration of Independence - Both the National Archives Experience and the Library of Congress offer excellent information and digital images of the Delaration of Independence.
• George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress - "Because of the wide range of Washington's interests, activities, and correspondents, which include ordinary citizens as well as celebrated figures, his papers are a rich source for almost every aspect of colonial and early American history." This searchable online collection consisting of over 152,000 images, organized by series, including Exercise Books, Diaries, and Surveys.
• Journals of the Continental Congress - The daily proceedings of the Continental Congress as kept by the office of Secretary Charles Thomson.
• Spy Letters of the American Revolution - Collection of letters from Sir Henry Clinton providing a view into the intelligence operations of the United States and the British during the Rvolutionary War.

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