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UNINA9910821189003321 |
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Autore |
Ferling John E. |
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Titolo |
A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic / / John Ferling [[electronic resource]] |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771423-4 |
0-19-518418-1 |
1-280-50297-5 |
0-19-972870-4 |
1-60256-816-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 558 p.) : ill., maps |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History |
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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Previously issued in print: 2003. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- 1754-1763 : Join, or die -- 1763-1766 : Loss of respect and affection -- 1766-1770 : To crush the spirit of the colonies -- 1770-1774 : Cause of Boston now is the cause of America -- 1775-1776 : To die freemen rather than to live slaves -- 1776-1777 : Leap into the dark -- 1778-1782 : This wilderness of darkness and dangers -- 1783-1787 : Present paroxysm of our affairs -- 1787-1789 : So much unanimity and good will -- 1790-1793 : Prosperous at home, respectable abroad -- 1793-1796 : Colossus to the Antirepublican party -- 1797-1799 : Game where principles are the stake -- 1799-1801 : Gigg is up -- 1801 : Age of revolution and reformation. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A sweeping narrative of the birth of the American republic in the years from 1750 to 1800, this account traces the course of the revolutionary war & of the political struggles which beset the new nation, as it debated the constitution & developed a robust party political system. |
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