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Archived: Oviatt Celebrates American Independence

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In honor of Independence Day, check out Oviatt’s resources on America’s founding.

Book Cover of "Desperate Sons"Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Band of Radicals who Led the Colonies to War by Les Staniford is a “a rich, exhilarating account of the circumstances behind the forming of the Sons of Liberty and how their actions in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere brought an anti-establishment coalition to the fore of the conflict,” according to Kirkus Reviews. Oviatt Floor 2, Stack 15, call number E206 .S77 2012

Book cover of "The Glorious Cause"For a more scholarly – but still accessible – take, try The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 by Robert Middlekauff. A review in the American Historical Review calls it a “crisp and engaging recounting” of the causes and waging of the war of independence. Oviatt Floor 2, Stack 15, call number E208 .M54 2007 

Oviatt Library will be closed on July Fourth, but lots of resources are available online 24/7. The Library of Congress has a digital exhibit on Creating the Declaration of Independence, as well as many other resources on the American Revolution.

You can browse digital images of newspapers from all over America, seeing the Revolution as our forbearers did, through America’s Historical Newspapers.

Let history come alive with documentaries from Films on Demand, a streaming video service for CSUN students, faculty, and staff. Below, watch “Revolution” from the series America: The Story of Us.

Let history come alive with documentaries from Films on Demand, a streaming video service for CSUN students, faculty, and staff: watch “Revolution” from the series America: The Story of Us streaming to you online.

– Laura Wimberley