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American Revolution : people and perspectives.
American Revolution looks at one of the most significant eras in American history through the eyes of its least famous, least studied citizens. It is an eye-opening collection of essays demonstrating how the wrenching transformation from English colonies to an emerging nation affected Americans from...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
2007.
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| Colección: | Perspectives in American social history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Introduction; Introduction; About the Editor and Contributors; Chronology; 1 Independence on the Land: Small Farmers and the American Revolution; 2 An "Epidemical Fury of Emigration": The Flight of the Non-English into the Colonies on the Eve of the American Revolutionary War; 3 "Self-Evident Truths" on Trial: African Americans in the American Revolution; 4 "The Times Have Turned Everything Topside Down": Native Americans and the American Revolution; 5 Redcoats, Regulators, and the Rattletrap: The Backcountry Experience during the American Revolution
- 6 "Born in the Midst of Bloodshed and Battles": Children during the American Revolution7 "An Exceeding Dirty and Nasty People": Enlisted Men in the Continental Army; 8 "Both Parties Trembled for the Ark of God": Transatlantic Methodism and the American Revolution; 9 "This Time of Deep Affliction and Difficulty": The Society of Friends and the American Revolution; 10 A Sea of Rebellion: Maritime Workers in the Age of the American Revolution; 11 Ladies of Liberty: The Lives of Women during the American Revolution
- 12 "Allegiance to a Fall'n Lord": The Loyalist Experience in the American RevolutionPrimary Documents; Reference; Bibliography; Index