A Revolutionary People At War

A Revolutionary People At War
Author: Charles Royster
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0807899836

In this highly acclaimed book, Charles Royster explores the mental processes and emotional crises that Americans faced in their first national war. He ranges imaginatively outside the traditional techniques of analytical historical exposition to build his portrait of how individuals and a populace at large faced the Revolution and its implications. The book was originally published by UNC Press in 1980.

The Revolution's Last Men

The Revolution's Last Men
Author: Don N. Hagist
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9781594162220

Biographical sketches of six veterans of the American Revolutionary War still alive during the American Civil War : Samuel Downing (2nd New Hampshire Regiment) -- Daniel Waldo (Connecticut Militia) -- Lemuel Cook (2nd Dragoons) -- Alexander Milliner (1st New York Regiment) -- William Hutchings (Massachusetts Militia) -- Adam Link (Pennsylvania Militia).

Soldiers' Revolution

Soldiers' Revolution
Author: Gregory T. Knouff
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780271047751

"The Soldiers' Revolution offers us a rare glimpse into the everyday world of the American Revolution. We see how the common experience of war drew soldiers together as they began the long process of forging an identity for a fledgling nation."--Jacket.

The Will of the People

The Will of the People
Author: T. H. Breen
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674242068

“Important and lucidly written...The American Revolution involved not simply the wisdom of a few great men but the passions, fears, and religiosity of ordinary people.” —Gordon S. Wood In this boldly innovative work, T. H. Breen spotlights a crucial missing piece in the stories we tell about the American Revolution. From New Hampshire to Georgia, it was ordinary people who became the face of resistance. Without them the Revolution would have failed. They sustained the commitment to independence when victory seemed in doubt and chose law over vengeance when their communities teetered on the brink of anarchy. The Will of the People offers a vivid account of how, across the thirteen colonies, men and women negotiated the revolutionary experience, accepting huge personal sacrifice, setting up daring experiments in self-government, and going to extraordinary lengths to preserve the rule of law. After the war they avoided the violence and extremism that have compromised so many other revolutions since. A masterful storyteller, Breen recovers the forgotten history of our nation’s true founders. “The American Revolution was made not just on the battlefields or in the minds of intellectuals, Breen argues in this elegant and persuasive work. Communities of ordinary men and women—farmers, workers, and artisans who kept the revolutionary faith until victory was achieved—were essential to the effort.” —Annette Gordon-Reed “Breen traces the many ways in which exercising authority made local committees pragmatic...acting as a brake on the kind of violent excess into which revolutions so easily devolve.” —Wall Street Journal

The Public Men of the Revolution

The Public Men of the Revolution
Author: Hon Wm Sullivan
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781022028067

A detailed account of the founding fathers of the United States and their contributions to the American Revolution. This book offers a glimpse into the lives and struggles of the men who shaped the nation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

On Revolution

On Revolution
Author: Hannah Arendt
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1990
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780140184211

Shows how both the theory and practice of revolution have developed since the American, French, and Russian Revolutions.