American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people / T.H. Breen.
American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people / T.H. Breen.
American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people / T.H. Breen.
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2010.
Date
2010.
Call Numbers
N973.3/100
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Language
English
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Physical content
337 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : the revolutionary world of Matthew Patten -- The face of colonial society -- Ghost stories in a time of political crisis -- Revenge of the countryside -- Reaching out to others -- The power of rumor : the day the British destroyed Boston -- The association : the second stage of insurg...
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
"Before there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging decades of received wisdom, T.H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans-- most of them members of farm families living in small communities-- were drawn into a successful insurgency against imperial authority. Th...
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American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people / T.H. Breen.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-324) and index.
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N973.3/100
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74VKJwrxVPMg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJwrxVPMg
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ISBN
0809075881 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780809075881 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
973.3
MMS ID
991022049229702626
