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Revolutionaries: Inventing an American Nation
Jack Rakove
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Description for Revolutionaries: Inventing an American Nation
Paperback. Offers a revealing perspective on the men who shaped the idea of an American nation. Spanning the most crucial decades of the country's birth, this title uses the stories of famous (and not so famous) men to capture - in a way no single biography ever could - the intensely creative period of the republic's founding. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346. Offers a revealing perspective on the men who shaped the idea of an American nation. Spanning the most crucial decades of the country's birth, this title uses the stories of famous (and not so famous) men to capture - in a way no single biography ever could - the intensely creative period of the republic's founding. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346. some shelf wear
In this remarkable book, Jack Rakove offers a new and revealing perspective on the men who shaped the idea of an American nation. Each portrait brims with fresh and fascinating insights: Washington as a flawed tactician but expert manager; Jack Laurens as a slave trader's son who developed a plan to recruit black soldiers; Jefferson as a powerful critic of Europe's social order but a voracious consumer of its culture. Spanning the most crucial decades of the country's birth, Revolutionaries uses the stories of famous (and not so famous) men to capture - in a way no single ... Read more
In this remarkable book, Jack Rakove offers a new and revealing perspective on the men who shaped the idea of an American nation. Each portrait brims with fresh and fascinating insights: Washington as a flawed tactician but expert manager; Jack Laurens as a slave trader's son who developed a plan to recruit black soldiers; Jefferson as a powerful critic of Europe's social order but a voracious consumer of its culture. Spanning the most crucial decades of the country's birth, Revolutionaries uses the stories of famous (and not so famous) men to capture - in a way no single ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099551867
SKU
KTK0097100
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Jack Rakove
Jack Rakove is Professor of History and American Studies at Stanford University and one of the most distinguished historians of the early American republic. He is the author of, among other books, Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution, which won the Pulitzer Prize in History in 1997. He frequently writes op-ed articles for the New ... Read more
Reviews for Revolutionaries: Inventing an American Nation
Jack Rakove's book is a superb account of the forces that turned the colonists from loyal subjects into revolutionaries... A first-rate read
Simon Shaw
Daily Mail
A mighty book... Compelling... Energetic, often eloquent, and spotted with dashes of wry humour. His characterisation of these complex, revolutionary men brings them vividly to life and the analysis of the ... Read more
Simon Shaw
Daily Mail
A mighty book... Compelling... Energetic, often eloquent, and spotted with dashes of wry humour. His characterisation of these complex, revolutionary men brings them vividly to life and the analysis of the ... Read more