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The Resource American revolutions : a continental history, 1750-1804, Alan Taylor

American revolutions : a continental history, 1750-1804, Alan Taylor

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Summary
The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this magisterial history of the nation's founding. Rising out of the continental rivalries of European empires and their native allies, Taylor's Revolution builds like a ground fire overspreading Britain's mainland colonies, fueled by local conditions, destructive, hard to quell. Conflict ignited on the frontier, where settlers clamored to push west into Indian lands against British restrictions, and in the seaboard cities, where commercial elites mobilized riots and boycotts to resist British tax policies. When war erupted, Patriot crowds harassed Loyalists and nonpartisans into compliance with their cause. Brutal guerrilla violence flared all along the frontier from New York to the Carolinas, fed by internal divisions as well as the clash with Britain. Taylor skillfully draws France, Spain, and native powers into a comprehensive narrative of the war that delivers the major battles, generals, and common soldiers with insight and power. With discord smoldering in the fragile new nation through the 1780s, nationalist leaders such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton sought to restrain unruly state democracies and consolidate power in a Federal Constitution. Assuming the mantle of "We the People," the advocates of national power ratified the new frame of government. But their opponents prevailed in the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, whose vision of a western "empire of liberty" aligned with the long-standing, expansive ambitions of frontier settlers. White settlement and black slavery spread west, setting the stage for a civil war that nearly destroyed the union created by the founders
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvii, 681 pages
Contents
  • Colonies
  • Land
  • Slaves
  • Rebels
  • Allies
  • Loyalties
  • Wests
  • Oceans
  • Shocks
  • Republics
  • Partisans
  • Legacies
Isbn
9780393082814
Instance
Label
American revolutions : a continental history, 1750-1804
Title
American revolutions
Title remainder
a continental history, 1750-1804
Statement of responsibility
Alan Taylor
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this magisterial history of the nation's founding. Rising out of the continental rivalries of European empires and their native allies, Taylor's Revolution builds like a ground fire overspreading Britain's mainland colonies, fueled by local conditions, destructive, hard to quell. Conflict ignited on the frontier, where settlers clamored to push west into Indian lands against British restrictions, and in the seaboard cities, where commercial elites mobilized riots and boycotts to resist British tax policies. When war erupted, Patriot crowds harassed Loyalists and nonpartisans into compliance with their cause. Brutal guerrilla violence flared all along the frontier from New York to the Carolinas, fed by internal divisions as well as the clash with Britain. Taylor skillfully draws France, Spain, and native powers into a comprehensive narrative of the war that delivers the major battles, generals, and common soldiers with insight and power. With discord smoldering in the fragile new nation through the 1780s, nationalist leaders such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton sought to restrain unruly state democracies and consolidate power in a Federal Constitution. Assuming the mantle of "We the People," the advocates of national power ratified the new frame of government. But their opponents prevailed in the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, whose vision of a western "empire of liberty" aligned with the long-standing, expansive ambitions of frontier settlers. White settlement and black slavery spread west, setting the stage for a civil war that nearly destroyed the union created by the founders
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1955-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Taylor, Alan
Dewey number
973.3
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E208
LC item number
.T36 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • American Revolution (1775-1783)
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • African American soldiers
  • HISTORY
  • HISTORY
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • Revolution (U.S.), 1775-1783
  • North America
  • United States
  • United States
  • HISTORY
  • HISTORY
  • HISTORY
  • United States
  • Amerikanische Revolution
Label
American revolutions : a continental history, 1750-1804, Alan Taylor
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-663) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Colonies -- Land -- Slaves -- Rebels -- Allies -- Loyalties -- Wests -- Oceans -- Shocks -- Republics -- Partisans -- Legacies
Control code
ocn937452505
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvii, 681 pages
Isbn
9780393082814
Lccn
2016011418
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40026620264
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o937452505
  • (OCoLC)937452505
Label
American revolutions : a continental history, 1750-1804, Alan Taylor
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-663) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Colonies -- Land -- Slaves -- Rebels -- Allies -- Loyalties -- Wests -- Oceans -- Shocks -- Republics -- Partisans -- Legacies
Control code
ocn937452505
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvii, 681 pages
Isbn
9780393082814
Lccn
2016011418
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40026620264
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o937452505
  • (OCoLC)937452505

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