Tyrants and rogues : understanding the Declaration of Independence / Robert G. Parkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parkinson, Robert G., author. .

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Declaration of Independence.

United States.

United States--History.

Physical Description:

329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Understanding the Declaration of Independence

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton and Company, [2026]

Summary:

From an acclaimed historian, a revelatory account of the Declaration of Independence, centered not on the lofty preamble but on the specific grievances that make up the bulk of the document and that offer an entirely new view into the Revolutionary era.

Contents:

Introduction: Pulling down the king on Bowling Green

Chronology

Part 1. The king and his inner circle. The conspiracy of King George III: Grievance 1 ; The cabinet's utter neglect: Grievance 2 ; "The right of representation": Grievance 3

Part 2. The king's officers. The crisis in Massachusetts: Grievances 4 and 5 ; Convulsions in North Carolina: Grievance 6 ; Virginia's fight for Ohio: Grievance 7 ; Justice in North Carolina: Grievance 8 ; Swarms and standing armies: Grievances 9, 10, and 11 ; The Gaspée Affair: Grievance 12

Part 3. 778 tyrants: Parliament. The rise of parliament: Grievance 13 ; "Pretended legislation": Grievances 14 through 22

Part 4. The king's fighters. Waging war: Grievance 23 ; The burning of Falmouth: Grievance 24 ; "Armies of foreign mercenaries": Grievance 25 ; Becoming executioners: Grievance 26 ; "Domestic insurrections": Grievance 27(a) ; "Merciless Indian savages": Grievance 27(b)

Part 5. These united colonies. "Assemblage of horrors": the two deleted grievances ; The American public and the grievances

Conclusion: The law is king

Epilogue: After 1776

Appendix: The Declaration of Independence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-313) and index.

ISBN:

9781324124542

1324124547

OCLC:

1535850733

Publisher Number:

90104678134

CIPO000379615