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Summary:

"The Colonists' American Revolution introduces readers to a competing narrative which presents the Revolution as a product of the colonists' English identity and of English politics. This volume helps students recognize that the traditional narrative of the Revolution is an argument, not a just-the-facts account of this period in U.S. history. Written to make history interesting and relevant to students, this textbook provides a dissenting interpretation of America's founding -- the Revolution was not the result of an incremental process of Americanization, but rather an immediate reaction to sudden policy changes in London. It exposes students to dueling historical narratives of the American Revolution, encouraging them to debate and evaluate both narratives on the strength of evidence."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• English origins
• American colonization
• African slavery, white supremacy, and republicanism
• The Glorious Revolutions in England and America, 1688-1689
• The imperial wars
• From deference to suspicion
• The road to revolution
• The war.

Author/Creator:

Chet, Guy, 1968- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The Colonists' American Revolution: preserving English liberty, 1607-1783 [by Chet, G.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: The Colonists' American Revolution [by Chet, G.] (First edition; Hoboken : Wiley, 2019 — ISBN 9781119591931; LCCN 2019033178)

Subjects:

United States — Politics and government — To 1775

Great Britain — Politics and government — 1760-1789

Revolutionaries — United States — History — 18th century

Revolutionaries — Great Britain — History — 18th century

United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783 — Causes

American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)

To 1799

Politics and government

War — Causes

Revolutionaries

United States

Great Britain

Genres:

History

General Notes:

This book is accompanied by a companion website.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-186) and index.

Physical Description:

xv, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

E210 .C49 2020

ISBNs:

9781119591863 (paperback)
1119591864
9781119591931 (adobe pdf) [Invalid]
9781119591986 (epub) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2019033177

OCLC Numbers:

1112788497