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LCCN81-009660
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A first-rate historical synthesis drawing upon recent scholarship on the period from the French and Indian War to 1789."--The History Teacher., "By far the best overview of the causes, events, and immediate results of the American Revolution available."--Frank T. Reuter, Texas Christian University., "By far the best overview of the causes, events, and immediate results of the American Revolution available."--Frank T. Reuter, Texas Christian University, "A first-rate historical synthesis drawing upon recent scholarship on the period from the French and Indian War to 1789."--The History Teacher
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Series Volume NumberVol. 3
Dewey Decimal973.3
SynopsisThis outstanding narrative history, the first volume to appear in the Oxford History of the United States, offers an intimate view of the development of the Revolutionary War, the battle between the colonies and the motherland, and the establishment of the American republic. Beginning with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and continuing to the election of George Washington as the first president, Robert Middlekauff charts the growing conflict between England and America and portrays the drama and anguish of the colonies' struggle for independence., This outstanding narrative history, the first volume to appear in the Oxford History of the United States, offers an intimate view of the development of the Revolutionary War, the battle between the colonies and the motherland, and the establishment of the American republic. Beginning withthe Treaty of Paris in 1763 and continuing to the election of George Washington as the first president, Robert Middlekauff charts the growing conflict between England and America and portrays the drama and anguish of the colonies' struggle for independence.
LC Classification NumberE173.O94 vol. 2