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Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary America
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Women of the Republic views the American Revolution through women’s eyes. Previous histories have rarely recognized that the battle for independence was also a woman’s war. The “women of the army” toiled in army hospitals, kitchens, and laundries. Civilian women were spies, fund raisers, innkeepers, suppliers of food and clothing. Recruiters, whether patriot or tory, found men more willing to join the army when their wives and daughters could be counted on to k… More >>
Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary America
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By Birth or Consent: Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority
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In mid-sixteenth-century England, people were born into authority and responsibility based on their social status. By the late eighteenth century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent rather than on birth status. In ###By Birth or Consent#, Holly Brewer explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America. The struggle over meaningful … More >>
By Birth or Consent: Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority
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The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
- ISBN13: 9780807847237
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.New York Times Book Review
During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pace, furnished benchmarks, and afforded targets for many subsequent studies. If ever a work of history merited the appellation ‘modern classic,’ this is surely one.William and Mary Quarterly
[A] brilliant and sweeping interpretation of political culture in the Revolutionary … More >>
The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
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