Igniting the American Revolution
Subtitle: 1773-1775
By: Derek W. Beck
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9781492613954
Subjects: Causes; History
Description: Examines the years leading up to the Declaration of Independence, looking at the perspectives, ambitions, people, and events on both the British and the American sides that eventually would lead to revolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ratcheting tensions (1773-1774). Dawn of an epoch ; Coercive measures ; An army from across the sea ; An unstable peace; title: Taking up arms (January to mid-May 1775). A disquieting thaw ; Many preparations ; The die is cast ; The rending of an empire ; A countryside unleashed ; An emboldened people ; The spreading flames of rebellion.