Liberty Tree : : Ordinary People and the American Revolution / / Alfred F. Young.
With the publication of Liberty Tree, acclaimed historian Alfred F. Young presents a selection of his seminal writing as well as two provocative, never-before-published essays. Together, they take the reader on a journey through the American Revolution, exploring the role played by ordinary women an...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2006] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Part I. The People Out of Doors
- 1. The Mechanics of the Revolution
- 2. “Persons of Consequence”
- 3. Tar and Feathers and the Ghost of Oliver Cromwell
- Part II. Accommodations
- 4. Conservatives, the Constitution, and the “Genius of the People”
- 5. How Radical Was the American Revolution?
- Part III. Memory: Lost and Found
- 6. The Celebration and Damnation of Thomas Paine
- 7. The Freedom Trail
- 8. Liberty Tree
- Index
- About the Author