MIDDLEKAUFF : The glorious cause (fülszöveg)
This is outstanding narrative history in the grand style – an eloquent and dramatic account of vital events and vibrant figures which will unquestionably become the bask opus on the Revolutionary War.
The first volume to appear in the Oxford History of the United States, The Glorious Cause is a compelling account of the American colonies' struggle for independence. Beginning with the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended the Seven Years' War, Middlekauff charts the growing conflict between England and America – the political and personal controversies within the halls of Parliament to establish a viable colonial policy, and the reactions of American leaders and populace – to the ultimate outbreak of military confrontation in 1775 and 1776. In order to show the intimate effects of the war on colonial life, The Glorious Cause pays great attention to military campaigns and strategies, and features extensive maps of major battles. Middlekauff chronicles the growing constitutional movement within the separate colonies which led to the national constitutional convention in Philadelphia, and portrays the drama of the convention itself along with its major figures. The promulgation of the Constitution and the election of George Washington as the first president of the newly formed republic bring this volume to its close.
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