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1) Taming democracy: "the people, " the founders, and the troubled ending of the American Revolution
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
x, 332 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bouton's work reveals a unique perspective, showing intimately how the war and the events that followed affected the majority of "the people": small farmers, craftsmen, and laborers. Bouton introduces us to the Revolution's unsung heroes - farmers, weavers, and tailors who risked their lives to create democracy and then to defend it against what they called the forces of "united avarice." We also get a look at some familiar characters from the Revolution,...
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