Presents a picture of life in colonial America and reviews the causes and major events of the American Revolution.
26, 1782, quoted on 45 (“licks”); Chopra, Unnatural Rebellion, 198, 206; Jasanoff, Liberty's Exiles, 63–64, 85–86; Moore, The Loyalists, 142–43; Ritcheson, “Britain's Peacemakers,” 96–100. 29. Albany resolutions, May 19, 1783 (“never to ...
Featuring essays from leading scholars and historians, and fully illustrated with historical military portraiture, documents, and maps indicating campaigns and territories, this book offers a completely new understanding of the American ...
Harrison I-Iayford and Hershel Parker (New York, 1967), ch. 26, pp. 104.-5. 10. Ramsay, An Oration on the Advantage: qArneriean Independence (1778), in Brunhouse, ed., Ramsay. . . Selections from Hit Writings, 183; I-Iomai].
What were its consequences? These are the questions this short history seeks to answer. That it succeeds in such a profound and enthralling way is a tribute to Gordon Wood’s mastery of his subject, and of the historian’s craft.
Balancing social and political concerns of the period and perspectives of the average American revolutionary with a careful examination of the war itself, Ferling has crafted the ideal book for armchair military history buffs, a book about ...
A revised edition of an account on the Revolutionary War includes new coverage of such topics as the destruction of British identity in the United States, the impact of the war in other regions, and the link between the independence period ...
Uncover the remarkable story of the American Revolution!
Original edition has subtitle: a concise history.
Bringing together essays from a range of well-regarded historians, this volume contributes significantly to the international history of the Age of Atlantic Revolutions.
This is the first modern study to focus on the British dimension of the American Revolution through its whole span from its origins to the declaration of independence in 1776 and its aftermath.