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King and Congress : the Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776.

A persuasive reassessment of the nature of the institution that was in the forefront of the American revolutionary struggle with Great Britain--the Continental Congress. Providing a completely new perspective on the history of the First and Second Continental Congresses before independence, the auth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marston, Jerrilyn Greene, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A persuasive reassessment of the nature of the institution that was in the forefront of the American revolutionary struggle with Great Britain--the Continental Congress. Providing a completely new perspective on the history of the First and Second Continental Congresses before independence, the author argues that American expectations regarding the proper functions of a legitimate central government were formed under the British monarchy, and that these functions were primarily executive. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-
Descripción Física:1 online resource (478 pages)
ISBN:9781400858750
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