A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic / / John Ferling

• Autore: Ferling John E
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 558 p.) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 973.3
• 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 (p. [493]-537]) and index.
• 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.: 9910971985803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.