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portada The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1
Type
Physical Book
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Author
Language
English
Pages
394
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9789378411779

The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1

William Gordon (Author) · Alpha Editions · Paperback

The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1 - William Gordon

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Synopsis "The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1"

How did thirteen separate colonies, each with its own origins and institutions, come to challenge the authority of Britain? Arranged as fifteen dated letters, this historical account follows the growth of colonial society and government towards the crisis of 1775. Religious persecution and migration, liberty of conscience and political representation emerge not as abstract ideas, but as forces shaping communities and their claims to govern themselves. A chronological treatment of all thirteen colonies gives the narrative an unusually broad field of vision while preserving the immediacy of correspondence. From Boston, attention extends across the Atlantic through exchanges with observers in London, Rotterdam and Paris, placing colonial disputes within a wider political conversation. Questions of taxation, imperial power and resistance gather urgency as petitions give way to armed conflict, revealing how local grievances became a shared revolutionary cause. The letter form brings political history and military history into direct contact, connecting arguments over representation with the practical pressures of intercolonial union. Rather than isolating the American Revolution from its colonial foundations, the account traces the institutions, disputes and competing claims that made independence conceivable. Its combination of documentary structure, chronological scope and transatlantic perspective presents colonial America as a developing political world, divided by geography yet increasingly joined by resistance. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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