The American Revolution : a concise history / Robert J. Allison.

"Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution. Between 1760 and 1800, the American people cast off British rule to create a new nation and a radically new form of government based on the ide...

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Main Author: Allison, Robert J.
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Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
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