The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding
Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal tyranny. In this revisionist account, Eric Nelson argues that a great many of our founding fathers saw themselves as rebels against the British Parliament, not the Crown. "The Royalist Revolution"...
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Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal tyranny. In this revisionist account, Eric Nelson argues that a great many of our founding fathers saw themselves as rebels against the British Parliament, not the Crown. "The Royalist Revolution" interprets the patriot campaign of the 1770s as an insurrection in favor of royal
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780674735347 (067473534X)
Publisher: Belknap Press
Pages no: 390
Edition language: English