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The noblest ideals and aspirations of the peoples of the United States of America - its commitment to freedom, constitutionality and equality - came out of the Revolutionary era. The story is a dramatic one. Thirteen insignificant colonies of His Britannic Majesty King George III, three thousand miles from the centres of Western civilization, fought off British rule to become, in fewer than three decades, a huge, sprawling, rambunctious republic of nearly four million citizens. It is also a complicated and at times ironic story that needs to be explained and understood, not blindly celebrated or condemned. How did this great revolution come about? What was its character? What were its consequences? These are the questions this short history seeks to answer. That it succeeds in such a profound and enthralling way is a tribute to Gordon Wood's mastery of his subject, and of the historian's craft.
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"Professor Wood of Brown University, a distinguished expert on the period, has the difficult but invigorating task of condensing this immensely complex topic into 180 or so pages. He does so with commendable clarity and (on the whole) admirable judgement. For most people here is everything they need to know about this deonator of the modern world." Paul Johnson, MAIL ON SUNDAY
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The American Revolution 'An elegant, concise and lucid summary of the Revolution's origins, the war itself, and the social and political changes wrought by the struggle for American independence' Wall Street Journal 'Gordon S. Wood is an immensely distinguished historian' Los Angeles Times 'Gordon S. Wood is widely considered the greatest living historian of the American Revolution' Philadelphia Inquirer Visit www.phoenixpress.co.uk ISBN 1842126806
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- PublisherPhoenix
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0753818078
- ISBN 13 9780753818077
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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