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xv, 558 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-537) and index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations and maps -- Preface -- 1754-1763 : "Join, or die" -- 1763-1766 : "A loss of respect and affection" -- 1766-1770 : "To crush the spirit of the colonies" -- 1770-1774 : "The cause of Boston now is the cause of America" -- 1775-1776 : "To die freemen rather than to live slaves" -- 1776-1777 : "A leap into the dark" -- 1778-1782 : "This wilderness of darkness and dangers" -- 1783-1787 : "The present paroxysm of our affairs" -- 1787-1789 : "So much unanimity and good will" -- 1790-1793 : "Prosperous at home, respectable abroad" -- 1793-1796 : "A Colossus to the Antirepublican Party -- 1797-1799 : "A game where principles are the stake" -- 1799-1801 : "The gigg is up" -- 1801 : "An age of revolution and reformation" -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index. |
| Summary |
The author revisits a truly revolutionary period in American history, chronicling the battles over allegiance, philosophy, leadership, and ideas that surrounded the birth of the American republic. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- History -- 1783-1815.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668 |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1815
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0195159241 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195159240 (acid-free paper) |
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0195176006 (pbk.) |
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9780195176001 (pbk.) |
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0195184181 |
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9780195184181 |
| Standard No. |
9780195176001 |
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