The winning of independence.
| Author/creator | Smelser, Marshall |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Quadrangle Books, 1972. |
| Description | 427 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Quadrangle bicentennial history of the American Revolution, 3 |
| Contents | Prologue -- An Assembly of the Angry -- From Ink to Blood -- Undeclared Independence -- Men at Arms, 1775-1776 -- The Balance of Obstinacy, 1775-1776 -- Means and Ends -- Toward Independence, 1776 -- Independent, Invaded, Intractable -- Diplomatic Dawn and Military Dusk -- The Year the British Might Have Won-1777 -- Hard Words and Cold Comfort, 1777-1778 -- Foreign Entanglements and Embraces, 1778 -- A Maritime Dimension Added, 1778-1779 -- Backward at Home, Forward Abroad, 1779-1780 -- The Worst of Times, 1780-1781 -- Of Real Estate and Nationalism, 1780-1781 -- The Long Lane to Yorktown, 1780-1781 -- Free, Sovereign, and Independent States -- Independence Won -- Why It Came Out as It Did -- Notes -- A Note on Sources -- Index. |
| Abstract | This book chronicles the American Revolution through military history, the politics, the financial affairs, and the diplomatic affairs as well from 1774 to the Revolution's end in 1783. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-413) and index. |
| LCCN | 79156334 |
| ISBN | 0812901894 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E208 .S64 1972 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |