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Clothed in robes of sovereignty [[electronic resource] ] : the Continental Congress and the people out of doors / / Benjamin H. Irvin



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Autore: Irvin Benjamin H Visualizza persona
Titolo: Clothed in robes of sovereignty [[electronic resource] ] : the Continental Congress and the people out of doors / / Benjamin H. Irvin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
Disciplina: 973.3
Soggetto topico: National characteristics, American
Political culture - United States - History - 18th century
Sovereignty - Social aspects - United States - History - 18th century
Soggetto geografico: United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects
United States Politics and government 1775-1783
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: To "Stamp the Character of the People"; Part I: A "STEADY, MANLY, UNIFORM, AND PERSEVERING OPPOSITION"; 1 The Republicans' New Clothes; 2 The Continental Congress Unmanned; Part II: THE OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT; 3 "[A]n Impression upon the Mind"; 4 The Pride and Pomp of War; Part III: E PLURIBUS UNUM; 5 "The spirits of the whigs must be kept up"; 6 "[U]ncommon and Extraordinary Movements"; Part IV: "THE SYMBOL OF SUPREME POWER & AUTHORITY"; 7 "[T]he most amiable Garbs of publick Virtue"; 8 Naked and Unadorned
Conclusion: "[T]he Sign of the Thirteen Starrs"ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; 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
Sommario/riassunto: In 1776, when the Continental Congress declared independence, formally severing relations with Great Britain, it immediately began to fashion new objects and ceremonies of state with which to proclaim the sovereignty of the infant republic. In this marvelous social and cultural history of the Continental Congress, Benjamin H. Irvin describes this struggle to create a national identity during the American Revolution. The book examines the material artifacts, rituals, and festivities by which Congress endeavored not only to assert its political legitimacy and to bolster the war effort, but ultim
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ISBN: 0-19-983169-6
1-283-04644-X
9786613046444
0-19-983040-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789864303321
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