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Clothed in robes of sovereignty : the Continental Congress and the people out of doors /

In 1776, when the Continental Congress declared independence, formally severing relations with Great Britain, it immediately began to fashion new objects and ceremonies of state with which to proclaim the sovereignty of the infant republic. In this marvelous social and cultural history of the Contin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Irvin, Benjamin H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: To "Stamp the Character of the People"; Part I: A "STEADY, MANLY, UNIFORM, AND PERSEVERING OPPOSITION"; 1 The Republicans' New Clothes; 2 The Continental Congress Unmanned; Part II: THE OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT; 3 "[A]n Impression upon the Mind"; 4 The Pride and Pomp of War; Part III: E PLURIBUS UNUM; 5 "The spirits of the whigs must be kept up"; 6 "[U]ncommon and Extraordinary Movements"; Part IV: "THE SYMBOL OF SUPREME POWER & AUTHORITY"; 7 "[T]he most amiable Garbs of publick Virtue"; 8 Naked and Unadorned.