Product Description

This text delves into the many facets of the colonial uprising and its aftermath, concluding with the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The volume combines primary sources, analytical essays, chapter introductions, and headnotes to encourage students to think critically about the revolutionary era.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51807 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Customer Reviews

The Revolution Examined and Interpreted
Books in the "Major Problems in American History" series are designed as college textbooks, but also offer much to the general reader who wishes to understand more thoroughly a given time period in American history.

This entry on the American Revolution is no exception. The original source documents and essays in the book examine the meaning of the Revolution and how truly radical the Revolution was, in that all men were not considered as being created equal prior to the eighteenth century.

Fans of military history may be disappointed, as there is only one chapter on the Revolutionary War. The book concentrates instead on social, cultural, and economic trends that led to our separation from Britain, and also takes a look at how the Revolution changed gender and racial relations. Political theory is also heavily covered, as the book plumbs the failure of the Articles of Confederation and the adoption of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Those who wish to delve deeply into the story of our nation's founding would be rewarded by reading the material in this book.

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