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The unknown American Revolution, the unruly birth of democracy and the struggle to create America, Gary B. Nash

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The unknown American Revolution, the unruly birth of democracy and the struggle to create America, Gary B. Nash

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The unknown American Revolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

58807699

Responsibility statement

Gary B. Nash

Sub title

the unruly birth of democracy and the struggle to create America

Summary

An exploration of the ideas and radical sentiments that prompted the American Revolution argues that the war was a people's revolution and civil war, as well as an insurrection against colonial control

Table Of Contents

Roots of radicalism -- Years of insurgence, 1761-1766 -- Building momentum, 1766-1774 -- Reaching the climax, 1774-1776 -- The dual revolution, 1776-1778 -- Writing on the clean slate, 1776-1780 -- Radicalism at floodtide, 1778-1781 -- Taming the revolution, 1780-1785 -- Epilogue : sparks from the altar of '76

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