Title The cause : the American Revolution and its discontents, 1773-1783 / Joseph J. Ellis.

Publication Info.	Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department	LP 973 ELLIS	Check Shelf

Edition	Large print edition.
Description	641 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Physical Medium	large print (16 point) rdafs
Series	Thorndike Press large print history fact and fiction
	Thorndike Press large print history fact and fiction.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 564-637).
Summary	"George Washington claimed that anyone who attempted to provide an accurate account of the war for independence would be accused of writing fiction. At the time, no one called it the American Revolution: former colonists still regarded themselves as Virginians or Pennsylvanians, not Americans, while John Adams insisted that the British were the real revolutionaries, for attempting to impose radical change without their colonists' consent. With The Cause, Ellis takes a fresh look at the events between 1773 and 1783, recovering a war more brutal than any in American history save the Civil War and discovering a strange breed of prudent revolutionaries, whose prudence proved wise yet tragic when it came to slavery, the original sin that still haunts our land. Written with flair and drama, The Cause brings together a cast of familiar and forgotten characters who, taken together, challenge the story we have long told ourselves about our origins as a people and a nation"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
	United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
	Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 18th century.
	United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
	Large type books.
	British colonies. (OCoLC)fst01910374
	Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
	Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
	War -- Causes. (OCoLC)fst01170331
	America. (OCoLC)fst01239786
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
Chronological Term	To 1799
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Large type books.
Added Title	American Revolution and its discontents, 1773-1783
ISBN	9781432894368 (hardcover)
	1432894366 (hardcover)

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