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Jefferson's America, 1760-1815



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Autore: Risjord Norman K Visualizza persona
Titolo: Jefferson's America, 1760-1815 Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009
Edizione: 3rd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (456 p.)
Disciplina: 973.2
Soggetto topico: United States - History - 1783-1815
United States -- History -- 1783-1815
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States - General
Regions & Countries - Americas
History & Archaeology
Soggetto geografico: United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
United States History 1783-1815
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures and Maps; Preface; PRELUDE. The American Landscape in 1760; Ch01. The Atlantic Trading Community; Ch02. The Atlantic Cultural Community; Ch03. The Imperial Challenge, 1763-1770; Ch04. The Road to Revolution, 1770-1774; Ch05. Struggle for Independence, 1775-1778; Ch06. A Nation Born; Ch07. The Revolution at Home; Ch08. A Time of Trial; Ch09. From Many, One; Ch10. The New Nation; Ch11. Launching the Ship of State, 1789-1794; Ch12. Fall of the Federalists, 1794-1800; Ch13. The Search for National Identity; Ch14. Jeffersonian Liberalism; Ch15. Jeffersonian Nationalism
Ch16. The Road to War, 1805-1812Ch17. "Mr. Madison's War"; Some Suggested Readings; Index; About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: A captivating and lucid narrative of America's revolutionary generation, Jefferson's America takes the reader from the earliest rumblings of colonial dissent, through the crises of revolution and nation-making, to the heroic drama of the War of 1812. Risjord deftly weaves together strands of biography and social history with military and political history to depict the rich fabric of the young republic. The third edition reflects new research on a number of topics; including the role of women in the resistance to British measures; the impact of the Revolution on blacks, both slave and free; an
Titolo autorizzato: Jefferson's America, 1760-1815  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-52210-8
9786612522109
1-4422-0052-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826862603321
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