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Autore |
Risjord Norman K |
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Titolo |
Jefferson's America, 1760-1815 [[electronic resource]] |
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Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-52210-8 |
9786612522109 |
1-4422-0052-9 |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (456 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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United States - History - 1783-1815 |
United States -- History -- 1783-1815 |
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
United States - General |
Regions & Countries - Americas |
History & Archaeology |
United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
United States History 1783-1815 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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, 1763-1770; Ch04. The Road to Revolution, 1770-1774; Ch05. Struggle for Independence, 1775-1778; 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, 1789-1794; Ch12. Fall of the Federalists, 1794-1800; Ch13. The Search for National Identity; Ch14. Jeffersonian Liberalism; Ch15. Jeffersonian Nationalism |
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Ch16. The Road to War, 1805-1812Ch17. "Mr. Madison's War"; Some Suggested Readings; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 of biography and social history with military and political history to depict the rich fabric of the young republic. The third edition reflects new research on a number of topics; including the role of women in the resistance to British measures; the impact of the Revolution on blacks, both slave and free; an |
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