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Paul Revere's Ride
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David Hackett Fischer |
Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American his-
tory—yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and
debunkers. Now one of the foremos… |
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Angel in the whirlwind
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Benson Bobrick |
Overwhelmed with debt following its victory in the French and Indian Wars, England began imposing harsh new tariffs and taxes on the colonies in the 1760s. When it did, the independence movement grew… |
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Forced founders
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Woody Holton |
In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite joined their peers from oth… |
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The American Revolution, 1775-1783
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John Richard Alden |
The colonies on the eve of the war, the war itself, the campaigns and battles, the leaders, the problems of finance and supply--are all discussed in this history which blends political, economic, and… |
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The long fuse
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Don Cook |
"We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the time and the manner of yielding what it is impossible to keep," declared Queen Elizabeth II at the American Independence… |
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The privileges of independence
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John E. Crowley |
Because the establishment of the United States required independence from a commercial empire, historians have often identified the American Revolution with liberal political economy and a repudiatio… |
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Spain and the Independence of the United States
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Thomas E. Chávez |
The role of Spain in the birth of the United States is a little known and little understood aspect of U.S. independence. Through actual fighting, provision of supplies, and money, Spain helped the yo… |
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Generous enemies
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Judith L. Van Buskirk |
"In July 1776, the final group of more than 130 ships of the Royal Navy sailed into the waters surrounding New York City, marking the start of seven years of British occupation that spanned the Ameri… |
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