The Radicalism of the American Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0679736883
- ISBN-13
- 9780679736882
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 447
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Gordon S. Wood
Description
Examines colonial society and the transformations in colonial life that resulted from the republican tendencies brought to the surface by the Revolution
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