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In the time of the revolution : living the war of American independence / Alan Axelrod.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Axelrod, Alan, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.
- United States.
- History.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects.
- Social aspects.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- War--Causes.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 341 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- In the Time of the Revolution tells the story of the American Revolution not simply as a war, but as a tectonic emotional, economic, political, ideological, and military shift in the lives of some 2.2 million free Americans, subjects of the crown who suddenly became citizens of a republic, and a half-million enslaved Americans.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Why Our Founding Fathers Fought Our Mother Country p. 1
- Chapter 2 The War Young Washington Started p. 11
- Chapter 3 The Rich, the Poor, and the "Middling Sort" p. 25
- Chapter 4 Patriots, Loyalists, Native Americans, and Slaves p. 35
- Chapter 5 America Praying, America Thinking p. 45
- Chapter 6 King and Parliament p. 54
- Chapter 7 From Massacre to Tea Party p. 63
- Chapter 8 Tipping Point p. 72
- Chapter 9 Heard round the World p. 82
- Chapter 10 Of Green Mountains and Continental Ambitions p. 93
- Chapter 11 Defeat and Triumph in Boston p. 109
- Chapter 12 A Time of Decision p. 121
- Chapter 13 The Long Retreat p. 132
- Chapter 14 Counterattack p. 150
- Chapter 15 Gentleman Johnny's Plan p. 161
- Chapter 16 The Capital Falls Yet the War Continues p. 173
- Chapter 17 Saratoga Glory and an Ally Earned p. 185
- Chapter 18 Hope Dims, Winter Calls p. 198
- Chapter 19 Springtime p. 209
- Chapter 20 Out of Uniform p. 222
- Chapter 21 The Southern Strategy p. 235
- Chapter 22 A Trial of Souls p. 248
- Chapter 23 A Hero's Life p. 264
- Chapter 24 The Backcountry War p. 273
- Chapter 25 Upside Down p. 289
- Chapter 26 Never a Good War or a Bad Peace p. 307.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781493038633
- 149303863X
- OCLC:
- 1141426331
- Publisher Number:
- 99984131308
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