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The road to independence : the Revolutionary movement in New York, 1773-1777 / / Bernard Mason



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Autore: Mason Bernard <1920-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The road to independence : the Revolutionary movement in New York, 1773-1777 / / Bernard Mason Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : University of Kentucky Press, , 1967
©1967
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
Disciplina: 974.702
Soggetto geografico: New York (State) Politics and government 1775-1783
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: "A note on sources": p. [258]-264.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
Sommario/riassunto: In 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
Titolo autorizzato: The road to independence  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8131-8632-3
0-8131-6357-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459580303321
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