An extensive list of the sources I have found on Internet Archive
Last updated 9/26/25
It would be quite selfish of me to keep these to myself, wouldn't it? This list will be updated frequently, in accordance to what I have found. These were found while doing my own research for various topics, and taken from the bibliographies of many books. Some of these I will have cited in posts of mine, many others will not appear anywhere in my work. Mostly primary sources, but quite a few books make their appearance.
Sorted alphabetically by surname of author
*Some sources, for the sake of readability, have their title somewhat shortened and/or authors removed. In this case, the sourced author will be chosen according to reverse alphabetization, as this is how they are listed on the Archive
A
Alden, John Richard. General Gage in America: Being Principally a History of his Role in the American Revolution
Anburey, Thomas. With Burgoyne to Quebec; An Account of the Life at Quebec and of the Famous Battle at Saratoga
Atwood, Rodney. The Hessians: Mercenaries From Hessen-Kassel in the American Revolution
B
Babits. Lawrence E. A Devil of A Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens
Balderston, Marion and Syrett, David. The Lost War: Letters From British Officers During the American Revolution
Bass, Robert D. The Green Dragoon
Burgoyne, John. A Letter From Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne to His Constituents, Upon His Late Resignation
Burgoyne, John. A State of The Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons
Burgoyne, John. A Supplement to The State of The Expedition from Canada
Clinton, Henry. Observations on Some Parts of the Answer of Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative
Clinton, Henry. The American Rebellion; Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative of His Campaigns, 1775-1782
Commanger, Henry Steele. Spirit of '76: The Story of The American Revolution as Told by Participants
Creswell, John. British Admirals of The Eighteenth Century: Tactics in Battle
D
Donoughue, Bernard. British Politics and the American Revolution, The Path to War
E
Ewald, Johann von. Diary of the American War: A Hessian Journal
G
George III, King of Great Britain. The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North from 1768 to 1783
Grant, Alfred. Our American Brethren: A History of Letters in the British Press During the American Revolution, 1775-1781
Gruber, Ira D. The Howe Brothers and The American Revolution
Lefkowitz, Arthur S. George Washington's Indispensable Men
M
Massey, Gregory D. John Laurens and The American Revolution
McCowen, George Smith. The British Occupation of Charleston
Moultrie, William. Memoirs of
Murdoch, David H. Rebellion in America: A Contemporary British Viewpoint, 1765-1783
P
Parton, James. The Life and Times of Aaron Burr
Pearson, Michael. Those Damned Rebels: The American Revolution as Seen Through British Eyes
R
Ramsay, David. The History of The Revolution of South Carolina
Robson, Eric. Letters From America, 1773 to 1780, Being the Letters of a Scots Officer, Sir James Murray, to his Home During the War of American Independence
Rodger, N. A. M. The Command of The Ocean: A Naval History of Britain
Rodger, N. A. M. The Wooden World: An Anatomy of The Georgian Navy
S
Seymour, William. The Price of Folly: British Blunders in the War of American Independence
Spring, Matthew H. With Zeal And With Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America
Steiner, Bernard Christian. The Life and Correspondence of James McHenry
Stevens, Benjamin Franklin. The Campaign of Virginia, 1781: An Exact Reprint of Six rare Pamphlets on the Clinton-Cornwallis Controversy
T
Tarleton, Banastre. A History of The Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in The Southern Provinces of North America
V
Van Doren, Carl. Secret History of the American Revolution: An Account of the Conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and Numerous Others
We Didn't Start the Fire, 1773-1783 (American Revolutionary War version)
I don't know why I did this, but here it finally is:
Finally. It is done! The entirety of We Didn't Start the Fire, but with people and places relevant within the context of the American Revolutionary War shoehorned into Billy Joel's catchy melody.
Some words need to be stressed in a particular way to make sense melodically and I'm not quite pleased with it, but hey, it's finished and it's here. And to be honest with you, writing it was immensely fun.
Two of my main historical gripes are that France never "sent a ginger teen"- La Fayette made that decision all by himself, the latter just suited the melody better. And of course, there were far more indigenous peoples than the Mohawk, Shawnee and Seneca involved in and above all, affected by the war. The three mentioned simply fit the rhythm best and although this is, while not entirely a parody, a somewhat fun, playful take on the original lyrics, I wanted to at least mention the fact that Native Americans were involved in and affected by the conflict.
Feel free to propose alternative verses, improve on what's there and, if it helps, I guess go off and sing it in the shower before a history exam.
Every person, group of people, place and event mentioned in the song is in the tags- enjoy!
