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Overview
Called "entertaining yet informative" by Library Journal, Founders brings to life seven historical figures whose stories anchor a sweeping yet intimate history of the Founding Era, from the beginnings of unrest in 1761 through the passage of the Bill of Rights thirty years later. Here we follow the intertwined lives of George Washington and a private soldier in his army. America's richest merchant, who rescued the nation from bankruptcy, goes head to head with a peripatetic revolutionary who incited rebellion in seven states. Rounding out the company is a richly nuanced cast that includes a common village blacksmith, a conservative enslaver with an abolitionist son, and Mercy Otis Warren, the most politically engaged woman of the time.
A master narrative with unprecedented historical scope, Founders will forever change our image of this most crucial moment in America's past.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781595583277 |
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Publisher: | New Press, The |
Publication date: | 04/28/2009 |
Pages: | 640 |
Product dimensions: | 6.40(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.90(d) |
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Table of Contents
List of Images vii
Introduction ix
Act I Resistance 1
1 Facing East and West 3
2 Liberty and Property-and No Stamps! 32
3 A Perfect Sense of Their Rights 51
4 A Violent Turn 76
5 Politics and Tea 102
Act II Revolution 125
6 The First American Revolution 127
7 Going Continental 154
8 Blows Must Decide 168
9 Rage Militaire 187
10 Liberty for All? 216
11 Independence 234
Act III War 261
12 Battle Lines 263
13 Home Rule-First Drafts 292
14 In Victory and Defeat 311
15 Falling Apart 336
16 Endgame 369
Act IV Nation 397
17 Settling Up 399
18 Desires and Discontents 419
19 New Rules 444
20 Lives and Legacies 493
Notes and Sources 519
Image Credits 573
Index 577