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xxiv, 392 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Originally published: 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-371) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue. Embarked on a most tempestuous sea -- Distinguished from the common run of men: children who were fathers of the men -- Strong desire of distinction -- Vagaries of youth -- Getting under sail -- Decisions of youth -- This desultory life -- Toward mid-life -- Part two. Fortitude, vigour, and perseverance -- Waging war and independence -- Epocha in history -- Revolutionaries -- To ride in this whirlwind -- Independence -- Turning the tide of arms -- War and reform -- Part three. It is impossible to exceed this -- From despair to triumph -- Fatal crisis -- The Great peril, 1778-1780 -- Womb of fate -- Victory -- Who shall write the history of the American Revolution -- Memory and meaning -- Epilogue. Sword and bulwark of the American Revolution. |
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Adams, John, 1735-1826. (OCoLC)fst00042531
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. (OCoLC)fst00040754
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Washington, George, 1732-1799. (OCoLC)fst00178100
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American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1775-1783
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
0195150848 |
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9780195150841 |
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