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The glorious cause : the American Revolution, 1763-1789
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- ISBN: 9780195315882
- ISBN: 019531588X
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xiv, 736 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007, ©2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previous ed. published as v. 2 in series: The Oxford history of the United States. "First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2007"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-705) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The sustaining truths. -- The obstructed giant -- The children of the twice-born -- Beginnings : from the top down -- The Stamp Act crisis -- Response -- Selden's penny -- Chance and Charles Townshend -- Boston takes the lead -- The "bastards of England" -- Drift -- Resolution -- War -- "Half a war" -- Independence -- The war of posts -- The war of maneuver -- The Revolution becomes a European War -- The war in the South -- The "fugitive war" -- Inside the campaigns -- Outside the campaigns -- Yorktown and Paris -- The Constitutional movement -- The children of the twice-born in the 1780s -- The Constitutional Convention -- Ratification : an end and a beginning -- Epilogue. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Table of contents and publisher description also issued electronically via World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 United States History Confederation, 1783-1789 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | E 173 .O94 2007 v.2 | 30775305489982 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Table of Contents
The Glorious Cause : The American Revolution, 1763-1789
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. vii | |
| Editor's Introduction | p. xv | |
| Prologue The Sustaining Truths | p. 3 | |
| 1 | The Obstructed Giant | p. 7 |
| 2 | The Children of the Twice-Born | p. 26 |
| 3 | Beginnings from the Top Down | p. 49 |
| 4 | The Stamp Act Crisis | p. 70 |
| 5 | Response | p. 94 |
| 6 | Selden's Penny | p. 118 |
| 7 | Chance and Charles Townshend | p. 136 |
| 8 | Boston Takes the Lead | p. 153 |
| 9 | The """"Bastards of England"""" | p. 174 |
| 10 | Drift | p. 208 |
| 11 | Resolution | p. 221 |
| 12 | War | p. 250 |
| 13 | """"Half a War"""" | p. 274 |
| 14 | Independence | p. 312 |
| 15 | The War of Posts | p. 333 |
| 16 | The War of Maneuver | p. 363 |
| 17 | The Revolution Becomes a European War | p. 396 |
| 18 | The War in the South | p. 434 |
| 19 | The """"Fugitive War"""" | p. 458 |
| 20 | Inside the Campaigns | p. 496 |
| 21 | Outside the Campaigns | p. 535 |
| 22 | Yorktown and Paris | p. 559 |
| 23 | The Constitutional Movement | p. 582 |
| 24 | The Children of the Twice-Born in the 1780s | p. 602 |
| 25 | The Constitutional Convention | p. 622 |
| 26 | Ratification: an End and a Beginning | p. 649 |
| Epilogue: The Enduring Truths | p. 665 | |
| Abbreviated Titles | p. 666 | |
| Bibliographical Note | p. 669 | |
| Index | p. 675 |
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