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The United States was creeping ever closer to independence. The shot heard round the world still echoed in the ears of Parliament as impassioned revolutionaries took up arms for and against King and country... [Find this e-book in EBSCO E-Books!]

Here's one for beginning readers! Watch the story, The Star-Spangled Banner, and read the book, The American Flag. [Find this title pair in BookFLIX!]

Attention genealogists and researchers! Explore over 25 colonial era collections of primary source materials digitized by the PA State Archives. [Explore Colonial Era Collections!]

Why do we celebrate Independence Day? [Watch the story and read the book in TrueFLIX!]

View the exhibition catalog of Rothermel’s painting of the Battle of Gettysburg (partial image at left) published for an exhibition at 1003 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, in 1871. The catalog includes speeches and newspaper articles. [View the catalog!]

The Gettysburg Address - Find an introduction, significance, and the text of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech in the e-book, American Eras: Primary Sources: Vol 2. [Find it in GALE E-Books!]

The e-book, The Third Day at Gettysburg & Beyond, includes six essays that testify to the enduring impact of the Civil War on our national consciousness. [Read it online or download it now in EBSCO E-Books!]

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