LEADER 02686nam 2200577 450 001 9910459580303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-8632-3 010 $a0-8131-6357-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000334472 035 $a(EBL)1915675 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001436274 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11884989 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001436274 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11435638 035 $a(PQKB)10426008 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915675 035 $a(OCoLC)562590496 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse44702 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915675 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11005478 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL691399 035 $a(OCoLC)900345072 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000334472 100 $a20150121h19671967 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe road to independence $ethe Revolutionary movement in New York, 1773-1777 /$fBernard Mason 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cUniversity of Kentucky Press,$d1967. 210 4$dİ1967 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-60117-8 311 $a0-8131-5325-5 320 $a"A note on sources": p. [258]-264. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Royal Influence in New York; 3. Division into Tory and Whig; 4. Crystallization of the Revolutionary Spirit; 5. The Tide Sets for Independence; 6. Government prior to the Constitution of 1777; 7. Making Haste Slowly: Framing the Constitution; 8. Reconsiderations; Appendix; A Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 $aIn 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 607 $aNew York (State)$xPolitics and government$y1775-1783 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a974.702 700 $aMason$b Bernard$f1920-$01050971 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459580303321 996 $aThe road to independence$92481169 997 $aUNINA