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The road to independence : the Revolutionary movement in New York, 1773-1777 /
In this description and analysis of the organization of the revolutionary movement in New York, Bernard Mason focuses upon the intricate political alignments which the cause of independence created. He finds that the revolutionaries, contrary to the long-standing thesis, formed a decisive majority,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Kentucky :
University of Kentucky Press,
1967.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this description and analysis of the organization of the revolutionary movement in New York, Bernard Mason focuses upon the intricate political alignments which the cause of independence created. He finds that the revolutionaries, contrary to the long-standing thesis, formed a decisive majority, although their effectiveness was hampered by vacillation and by a protracted struggle for leadership. Despite the timidity of the Whig leaders, the polemicists gave vent to their militancy and public attitudes tended to lead rather than follow those of the politicians. Moreover, independence was onl. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813163574 0813163579 0813186323 9780813186320 |