description: The author's thesis is that the members of the Continental Congresses made political decisions based on the limited alternatives available to them at the time. This theory is intended to disprove more popular views such as the one asserting that the Continental Congresses were driven by radical, ideological members.
language: English
title: The beginnings of national politics: An interpretive history of the Continental Congress
titlecomplete: The beginnings of national politics: An interpretive history of the Continental Congress
genres: History, American Revolution
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Knopf : distributed by Random House