The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate Vol. 1 1764-1772 (LOA #265)

Author  Various Edited by  Gordon S. Wood
The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate Vol. 1 1764-1772  (LOA #265)

Acclaimed historian Gordon S. Wood presents the first volume in a stunning collection of British and American pamphlets from the political debate that divided an empire—and created a nation

In 1764, in the wake of its triumph in the Seven Years War, Great Britain possessed the largest and most powerful empire the world had seen since the fall of Rome and its North American colonists were justly proud of their vital place within this global colossus. Just twelve short years later the empire was in tatters, and the thirteen colonies proclaimed themselves the free and independent United States of America. In between, there occurred an extraordinary contest of words between American and Britons, and among Americans themselves, which addressed all of…

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July 28, 2015
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