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Camps and Firesides of the Revolution

INTRODUCTION FOR TEACHERS BY MABEL HILL

1.

PART I HOME LIFE

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PART II HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS

3.

PART III THE INDIANS

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PART IV THE FRENCH AND THE INDIAN WARS

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37. The Casket Girls in Louisiana BY MONSIEUR DUMONT (1719)

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38. The Founding of the City of New Orleans BY MONSIEUR DUMONT (1719-1728)

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39. A Song about Indians (1725)

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40. Captured by the Indians BY JOHN GYLES (1736)

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41. The Ladies in French Canada BY PETER KALM (1749)

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42. The Story of Braddock's Defeat BY WILLIAM LIVINGSTON (1755)

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43. Provincial Regimentals at Court BY WILLIAM SKINNER (1757)

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44. Brave Commanders at Quebec BY JOHN KNOX (1759)

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PART V GETTING READY FOR THE REVOLUTION

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PART VI REVOLUTIONARY FIRESIDES

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PART VII IN CAMP

8.

PART VIII IN THE FIELD

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THE PEPPERELL CHILDREN.

[Description: Portrait of the Pepperell children—a boy of about twelve and a slightly younger girl, holding hands. The boy wears a suit with knee-length breeches; the girl wears a white dress with a large sash across the middle and holds a small dog.]