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_aE 210 _b.Eg68 1988 |
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_aEgnal, Marc. _9109989 |
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_aA mighty empire : _bthe origins of the American Revolution / _cMarc Egnal. |
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_aIthaca, NY : _bCornell University Press, _cc1988. |
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_axv, 381 p. : _bill., maps _c24 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _a 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 | ||
| 520 | _ahe 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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