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v. 1. Research aids. General studies, regional, state and local. The British Empire and the American Revolution. The colonies on the eve of independence : from resistance to rebellion. The West during the Revolutionary Era. The War for Independence, 1775-1783. The Loyalists in America and in exile. Diplomacy and other international aspects of the Revolution. The Confederation and the consolidation of the Revolution in the states -- v. 2. The making of the Constitution, 1787-1789. Economic, social, and intellectual life in Revolutionary America. Biographies and personal primary sources.