The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
- ISBN-10
- 080789981X
- ISBN-13
- 9780807899816
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 675
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-02-01
- Publisher
- UNC Press Books
- Author
- Gordon S. Wood
Description
One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.--New York Times Book Review "During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pace, furnished benchmarks, and afforded targets for many subsequent studies. If ever a work of history merited the appellation 'modern classic,' this is surely one.--William and Mary Quarterly "[A] brilliant and sweeping interpretation of political culture in the Revolutionary generation.--New England Quarterly "This is an admirable, thoughtful, and penetrating study of one of the most important chapters in American history.--Wesley Frank Craven
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