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(0)Edward Countryman
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English
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In this social history, Edward Countryman shows how interactions among America's different ethnic groups have contributed to our sense of nationality. From the earliest settlements along the Atlantic seaboard to the battle over our nation's destiny in the aftermath of the Civil War, Countryman reveals Americans in all their diverse complexity and shows why the very identity of "American"-forged by the African, the Indian, and the European alike-is...
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English
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A newly revised version of a classic in American history
When The American Revolution was first published in 1985, it was praised as the first synthesis of the Revolutionary War to use the new social history. Edward Countryman offered a balanced view of how the Revolution was made by a variety of groups-ordinary farmers as well as lawyers, women as well as men, blacks as well as whites-who transformed the character of American life and culture.
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Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science volume 99th ser., 2
Pub. Date
1981
Physical Desc
xviii, 388 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English