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Autore: |
Ferling John E.
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Titolo: |
A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic / / John Ferling [[electronic resource]]
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Pubblicazione: | New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xv, 558 p.) : ill., maps |
Disciplina: | 973.3 |
Soggetto topico: | History |
Soggetto geografico: | United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 | |
United States History 1783-1815 | |
Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2003. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Preface -- 1754-1763 : Join, or die -- 1763-1766 : Loss of respect and affection -- 1766-1770 : To crush the spirit of the colonies -- 1770-1774 : Cause of Boston now is the cause of America -- 1775-1776 : To die freemen rather than to live slaves -- 1776-1777 : Leap into the dark -- 1778-1782 : This wilderness of darkness and dangers -- 1783-1787 : Present paroxysm of our affairs -- 1787-1789 : So much unanimity and good will -- 1790-1793 : Prosperous at home, respectable abroad -- 1793-1796 : Colossus to the Antirepublican party -- 1797-1799 : Game where principles are the stake -- 1799-1801 : Gigg is up -- 1801 : Age of revolution and reformation. |
Sommario/riassunto: | A sweeping narrative of the birth of the American republic in the years from 1750 to 1800, this account traces the course of the revolutionary war & of the political struggles which beset the new nation, as it debated the constitution & developed a robust party political system. |
Titolo autorizzato: | A leap in the dark ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-19-771423-4 |
0-19-518418-1 | |
1-280-50297-5 | |
0-19-972870-4 | |
1-60256-816-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910821189003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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