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Jefferson's America, 1760-1815.

A captivating and lucid narrative of America's revolutionary generation, Jefferson's America takes the reader from the earliest rumblings of colonial dissent, through the crises of revolution and nation-making, to the heroic drama of the War of 1812. Risjord deftly weaves together strands...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Risjord, Norman K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Figures and Maps; Preface; PRELUDE. The American Landscape in 1760; Ch01. The Atlantic Trading Community; Ch02. The Atlantic Cultural Community; Ch03. The Imperial Challenge, 17631770; Ch04. The Road to Revolution, 17701774; Ch05. Struggle for Independence, 17751778; Ch06. A Nation Born; Ch07. The Revolution at Home; Ch08. A Time of Trial; Ch09. From Many, One; Ch10. The New Nation; Ch11. Launching the Ship of State, 17891794; Ch12. Fall of the Federalists, 17941800; Ch13. The Search for National Identity; Ch14. Jeffersonian Liberalism; Ch15. Jeffersonian Nationalism.
  • Ch16. The Road to War, 18051812Ch17. "Mr. Madison's War"; Some Suggested Readings; Index; About the Author.