Title: Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1400097924
ISBN 13: 9781400097920
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Used - Like New

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Describes the influence of Britain's Glorious Revolution of 1688 and 1689 on America's founding fathers, detailing the roles of two extraordinary men--William of Orange and John Churchill--as well as the impact of the era on the evolution of representative government, the foundations of global capitalism, and the hallmark of individual liberty. 50,000 first printing.

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MICHAEL BARONE is a senior writer with U.S. News & World Report and a contributor to Fox News Channel. He is the principal coauthor of the biannual Almanac of American Politics and the author of Our Country, The New Americans, and Hard America, Soft America.

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