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Scars of independence : America's violent birth / Holger Hoock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoock, Holger, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence.
- History.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Social aspects.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence.
- Violence--United States--History--18th century.
- United States--Civilization--1783-1865.
- Civilization.
- National characteristics, American.
- Local Subjects:
- National characteristics, American.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence.
- United States--Civilization--1783-1865.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 559 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown Publishing, [2017]
- Summary:
- "The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. It's a stirring narrative, and one the founders did their best to encourage after the war. But as historian Holger Hoock shows in this ... account of America's founding, the Revolution was not only a high-minded battle over principles, but also a profoundly violent civil war--one that shaped the nation, and the British Empire, in ways we have only begun to understand"--Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- Tory-hunting
- Britain's dilemma
- Rubicon
- Plundering protectors
- Violated bodies
- Slaughterhouses
- Black holes
- Skiver them!
- Town-destroyer
- Americanizing the war
- Man for man
- Returning losers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dhiren H. Shah W'82 and Katherine M. Shah Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hoock, Holger. Scars of independence.
- ISBN:
- 9780804137287
- 0804137285
- 9780804137300
- 0804137307
- OCLC:
- 953617831
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