... In 1764: the first year of the American Revolution, Ken Shumate presents the American arguements against the new British policy."--Inside jacket flap
The twenty-five years in which the American colonists acquired a sense of nationhood were turbulent, highly spirited, and highly literary.
"The story of the Sugar Act is one of the longest, most complex stories of the American Revolution.
This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the American Revolution. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Few of the early men who rallied others to the Patriot cause played a greater singular role than Bostonian Samuel Adams. His cousin John Adams, according to historian George Carey, credited him as a key figure in the Revolution: ...
The volume includes an introduction, headnotes, a chronology of events, biographical notes about the writers, and detailed explanatory notes, all prepared by our leading expert on the American Revolution.
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The History of the American Revolution chronicles the momentous events before and during the American Revolution, from the beginning of the troubles with Britain in 1764 to the successful conclusion of the Revolution in 1783 with the Treaty ...
From the Sugar Act to the Shot Heard Round the World chronicles the momentous events of the decade leading up to the Revolution, culminating with the legendary midnight ride of Paul Revere and the Battles of Lexington and Concord.