A mighty empire : the origins of the American Revolution /
Egnal, Marc.
A mighty empire : the origins of the American Revolution / Marc Egnal. - Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, c1988. - xv, 381 p. : ill., maps 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
the latter were "citizens of little faith." Though concentrating on elites, Egnal does not neglect the common people. He focuses on Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina, delineating factional composition and activity from the period of imperial wars through the adoption of the Constitution. A challenging new interpretation, well written and solidly supported. Highly recommended for academic libraries. Roy H. Tryon, Delaware State Archives, Dover Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. www.shelfari.com he American Revolution was the culmination of a contest between two factions of wealthy colonists, "expansionists" and "non-expansionists." The first were convinced that the colonies had the "spiritual and physical resources to become a self-reliant, mighty New World empire"
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A mighty empire : the origins of the American Revolution / Marc Egnal. - Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, c1988. - xv, 381 p. : ill., maps 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
the latter were "citizens of little faith." Though concentrating on elites, Egnal does not neglect the common people. He focuses on Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina, delineating factional composition and activity from the period of imperial wars through the adoption of the Constitution. A challenging new interpretation, well written and solidly supported. Highly recommended for academic libraries. Roy H. Tryon, Delaware State Archives, Dover Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. www.shelfari.com he American Revolution was the culmination of a contest between two factions of wealthy colonists, "expansionists" and "non-expansionists." The first were convinced that the colonies had the "spiritual and physical resources to become a self-reliant, mighty New World empire"
801495814
E 210 / .Eg68 1988
