Shays's rebellion : the american revolution's final battle /
Leonard L. Richards provides a clear picture of Shays's Rebellion, capturing the spirit of the insurgency, the reasons for the revolt, and its long-term impact on the participants, the state of Massachusetts, and the nation as a whole. Shays's Rebellion, though seemingly a local affair, wa...
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
Publication Dates: |
[2002] ©2002 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812203196 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9780812203196.jpg |
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Leonard L. Richards provides a clear picture of Shays's Rebellion, capturing the spirit of the insurgency, the reasons for the revolt, and its long-term impact on the participants, the state of Massachusetts, and the nation as a whole. Shays's Rebellion, though seemingly a local affair, was the revolution that gave rise to modern American democracy. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(216pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | 38 illus. |
ISBN: | 9780812203196 |
Index Number: | F69 |
CLC: | K712.42 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- 1. Defiance -- 2. Crackdown -- 5. Oath Takers and Leaders -- 4. The Revolutionary Government and Its Beneficiaries -- 5. Banner Towns and Core Families -- 6. Reverberations -- 7. Climax -- Notes -- Index. |