LEADER 03047nam 22006015 450 001 996247896703316 005 20210208161110.0 010 $a0-691-04570-4 010 $a0-691-64880-8 010 $a1-4008-7934-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400879342 035 $a(CKB)3710000000497751 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4071000 035 $a(OCoLC)966790974 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse49391 035 $a(DE-B1597)468575 035 $a(OCoLC)1002253794 035 $a(OCoLC)1004879916 035 $a(OCoLC)1011471681 035 $a(OCoLC)959918330 035 $a(OCoLC)999366796 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400879342 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000497751 100 $a20190708d2015 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aToward Lexington /$fJohn W. Shy 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (474 pages) 225 0 $aPrinceton Legacy Library ;$v2401 311 $a0-691-62197-7 311 $a0-691-00565-6 320 $aBibliographical footnotes. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tPreface --$tContents --$tI · Soldiers in North America Before 1760 --$tII · The decision of 1763 --$tIII · The End of War in America --$tIV · The Problems of Peace --$tV · Soldiers Against Civilians --$tVI · Confusion and Indecision --$tVII · Boston: The Turning Point --$tVIII · A Pause, 1770-1773: The Army in Retrospect --$tIX · The Road to Lexington --$tAbbreviations --$tAcknowledgments and A Note on Sources --$tIndex 330 $aThis study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. 410 0$aPrinceton legacy library. 606 $aHISTORY / United States / General$2bisacsh 607 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$zAmerica$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$yTo 1900 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xCauses 615 7$aHISTORY / United States / General. 676 $a973.3113 700 $aShy$b John W.$01017818 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996247896703316 996 $aToward Lexington$92390001 997 $aUNISA