03047nam 22006015 450 99624789670331620210208161110.00-691-04570-40-691-64880-81-4008-7934-510.1515/9781400879342(CKB)3710000000497751(MiAaPQ)EBC4071000(OCoLC)966790974(MdBmJHUP)muse49391(DE-B1597)468575(OCoLC)1002253794(OCoLC)1004879916(OCoLC)1011471681(OCoLC)959918330(OCoLC)999366796(DE-B1597)9781400879342(EXLCZ)99371000000049775120190708d2015 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierToward Lexington /John W. ShyPrinceton, NJ :Princeton University Press,[2015]©20161 online resource (474 pages)Princeton Legacy Library ;24010-691-62197-7 0-691-00565-6 Bibliographical footnotes.Frontmatter --Preface --Contents --I · Soldiers in North America Before 1760 --II · The decision of 1763 --III · The End of War in America --IV · The Problems of Peace --V · Soldiers Against Civilians --VI · Confusion and Indecision --VII · Boston: The Turning Point --VIII · A Pause, 1770-1773: The Army in Retrospect --IX · The Road to Lexington --Abbreviations --Acknowledgments and A Note on Sources --IndexThis study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.Princeton legacy library.HISTORY / United States / GeneralbisacshGreat BritainColoniesAmericaHistory18th centuryUnited StatesHistory, MilitaryTo 1900United StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783CausesHISTORY / United States / General.973.3113Shy John W.1017818DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996247896703316Toward Lexington2390001UNISA