Excerpt from Check List of American Revolutionary War Pamphlets in the Newberry Library The following check-list records the early editions and contemporary reprints of political pamphlets relating to the American Revolution which are contained in The Newberry Library. The collection, at present numbering five hundred and seventy-four tracts, is about equally proportioned between American and British publications, so that considerable material is afforded for the study of the thoughts and purposes of both parties concerned in the Revolutionary controversy, and also for the study of the origins and development of American political institutions and ideals. In order to make this material known to students of American history, The Newberry Library issues this list in bibliographical form, in the hope that, despite limitations, it may be of service and value. The pamphlets appearing in the main body of the list are all political, published during the period, 1750-1786. Reprints which appeared later of pamphlets originally printed during this period are not included. The following groups are included: (1) The preliminaries, (1750-1763). Pamphlets, chiefly those discussing the political principles and political philosophy of the colonies. (2) The Revolution, (1763-1783). Controversial pamphlets, both British and American. (3) Revolutionary propaganda, (1775-1781). Sermons, orations and other materials, apparently printed to influence public opinion during the conflict. (4) Political pamphlets, (1781-1786) reflecting on the progress and results of the Revolution. (5) State papers, British and American, printed during the period, 1775-1786. Pamphlets which relate to the conduct of the war and to the controversies of military commanders are omitted from the body of the list, but are mentioned in short title, in a final section, (p.96-101). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.