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Liberty Tree : Ordinary People and the American Revolution.

Young, Alfred F.

Liberty Tree : Ordinary People and the American Revolution. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (857 pages)

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Why Write the History of Ordinary People? -- PART I. The People Out of Doors -- 1. The Mechanics of the Revolution: "By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand" -- 2. "Persons of Consequence": The Women of Boston and the Making of the American Revolution, 1765-1776 -- 3. Tar and Feathers and the Ghost of Oliver Cromwell: English Plebeian Culture and American Radicalism -- PART II. Accommodations -- 4. Conservatives, the Constitution, and the "Genius of the People" -- 5. How Radical Was the American Revolution? -- PART III. Memory: Lost and Found -- 6. The Celebration and Damnation of Thomas Paine -- 7. The Freedom Trail: Walking the Revolution in Boston -- 8. Liberty Tree: Made in America, Lost in America -- Index -- About the Author.

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9780814738061


Radicalism-United States-History-18th century.
United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783-Social aspects.


Electronic books.

E209 .Y686 2006

973.3

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