Author: Richard Hildreth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
The Quartet
Author: Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 080417248X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Founding Brothers tells the unexpected story of America’s second great founding and of the men most responsible—Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Jay, and James Madison. Ellis explains of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. These men, with the help of Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris, shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force the calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement, created the new republic. Ellis gives us a dramatic portrait of one of the most crucial and misconstrued periods in American history: the years between the end of the Revolution and the formation of the federal government. The Quartet unmasks a myth, and in its place presents an even more compelling truth—one that lies at the heart of understanding the creation of the United States of America.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 080417248X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Founding Brothers tells the unexpected story of America’s second great founding and of the men most responsible—Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Jay, and James Madison. Ellis explains of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. These men, with the help of Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris, shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force the calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement, created the new republic. Ellis gives us a dramatic portrait of one of the most crucial and misconstrued periods in American history: the years between the end of the Revolution and the formation of the federal government. The Quartet unmasks a myth, and in its place presents an even more compelling truth—one that lies at the heart of understanding the creation of the United States of America.
A Pretty Story Written in the Year of Our Lord 2774
Author: Peter Grievous (pseud. van Francis Hopkinson.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
American History: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Paul S. Boyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199911657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people. The narrative is organized around major interpretive themes, with facts and dates introduced as needed to illustrate these themes. The emphasis throughout is on clarity and accessibility to the interested non-specialist.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199911657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people. The narrative is organized around major interpretive themes, with facts and dates introduced as needed to illustrate these themes. The emphasis throughout is on clarity and accessibility to the interested non-specialist.
Revolutionary, 1773-1789
Author: Richard Hildreth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Revolutionary Networks
Author: Joseph M. Adelman
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421439905
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Offering a unique perspective on the American Revolution and early American print culture, Revolutionary Networks reveals how these men and women managed political upheaval through a commercial lens.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421439905
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Offering a unique perspective on the American Revolution and early American print culture, Revolutionary Networks reveals how these men and women managed political upheaval through a commercial lens.
Revolutionary Summer
Author: Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307701220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of First Family presents a revelatory account of America's declaration of independence and the political and military responses on both sides throughout the summer of 1776 that influenced key decisions and outcomes.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307701220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of First Family presents a revelatory account of America's declaration of independence and the political and military responses on both sides throughout the summer of 1776 that influenced key decisions and outcomes.
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies
Author: John Dickinson
Publisher: New York : Outlook Company
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Outlook Company
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Old Regime and the Revolution
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The History of the United States of America: Revolutionary, 1773-1789
Author: Richard Hildreth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
The History of the United States of America
Author: Richard Hildreth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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