Toward Lexington / / John W. Shy.
This study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution.Originally published in 1965...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1965 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (474 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- I · Soldiers in North America Before 1760
- II · The decision of 1763
- III · The End of War in America
- IV · The Problems of Peace
- V · Soldiers Against Civilians
- VI · Confusion and Indecision
- VII · Boston: The Turning Point
- VIII · A Pause, 1770-1773: The Army in Retrospect
- IX · The Road to Lexington
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments and A Note on Sources
- Index