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Revolution in America
R. Don Higginbotham
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Paperback. Examining the epochal achievements of the Revolutionary era through the perspectives of war, leadership, and state formation, this collection demonstrates the author's belief that history is not shaped simply by vast, impersonal forces. It offers an interesting view into the character of George Washington by examining his relationships with women. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Our nation has produced comparatively few statesmen since the eighteenth century - only Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt seem to clearly qualify - whereas the American Revolution elevated several of its key players to a status of the first political order. Even the shortest list must include Franklin, Hamilton, and the first four presidents. The opening essays in Don Higginbotham's new collection look at the epochal achievements of the Revolutionary era through the perspectives of war, leadership, and state formation. Higginbotham examines how the blend of key personages influenced the creation of a federal system and led to the establishment ... Read more
Our nation has produced comparatively few statesmen since the eighteenth century - only Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt seem to clearly qualify - whereas the American Revolution elevated several of its key players to a status of the first political order. Even the shortest list must include Franklin, Hamilton, and the first four presidents. The opening essays in Don Higginbotham's new collection look at the epochal achievements of the Revolutionary era through the perspectives of war, leadership, and state formation. Higginbotham examines how the blend of key personages influenced the creation of a federal system and led to the establishment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813923840
SKU
V9780813923840
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About R. Don Higginbotham
Don Higginbotham, author of George Washington and the American Military Tradition and George Washington Reconsidered (Virginia), among numerous other books, is Dowd Professor of History and Peace, War, and Defense at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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