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UNINA9910795332103321 |
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Autore |
Ireland Owen S. |
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Titolo |
Sentiments of a British-American woman : Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution / / Owen S. Ireland |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-271-08061-2 |
0-271-08063-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 252 pages ) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women political activists - United States |
Politicians' spouses - United States |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
United States Politics and government 1775-1783 |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Women Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-244) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Esther : imprudent and impatient love -- Joseph : love and calculation -- A willful girl matures -- Responsibilities and schemes -- Politics : old world patronage -- Love defeats prudence -- Exiled where women "stooped like country girls" -- A new political identity : "they" becomes "we" -- "Unleash the dogs of war" -- Politics : new world democracy -- America's female politician -- Triumph and tragedy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Explores the life and work of political publicist and strategist Esther DeBerdt Reed, who, in a life highly structured by conflict, national identity, religion, and the overall importance of being a wife and mother, gave eloquent expression to the political aspirations of female patriots in Revolutionary America"--Provided by publisher. |
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