American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people / T.H. Breen.
Breen, T. H.
2010
E209 .B76 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people / T.H. Breen.
Author
Breen, T. H.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780809075881 (alk. paper)
0809075881 (alk. paper)
9780809024797 (pbk.)
0809024799 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Hill and Wang, 2010.
Language
English
Description
337 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
E209 .B76 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.3
Summary
"Before there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging decades of received wisdom, T.H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans-- most of them members of farm families living in small communities-- were drawn into a successful insurgency against imperial authority. This is the compelling story of our national political origins that most Americans do not know. It is a story of rumor, charity, vengeance, and restraint. American insurgents, American patriots reminds us that revolutions are violent events. They provoke passion and rage, a willingness to use violence to achieve political ends, a deep sense of betrayal, and a strong religious conviction that God expects an oppressed people to defend their rights. The American Revolution was no exception."--Book jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-324) and index.
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Introduction : the revolutionary world of Matthew Patten
The face of colonial society
Ghost stories in a time of political crisis
Revenge of the countryside
Reaching out to others
The power of rumor : the day the British destroyed Boston
The association : the second stage of insurgency
Schools of revolution
Insurgents in power
An appeal to heaven : religion and rights
Endgames of empire.

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