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.
No detailed description available for "Liberty Tree".
9780814738061
Radicalism-United States-History-18th century.
United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783-Social aspects.
Electronic books.
E209 .Y686 2006
973.3
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.
No detailed description available for "Liberty Tree".
9780814738061
Radicalism-United States-History-18th century.
United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783-Social aspects.
Electronic books.
E209 .Y686 2006
973.3