Angel in the whirlwind : the triumph of the American Revolution / Benson Bobrick.
| Author/creator | Bobrick, Benson, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, ©1997. |
| Description | 553 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Beginning of the end -- Colonial world -- King, parliament and inherited rights -- Revolt -- Boston -- Quebec -- Declaration of independence -- New York -- Saratoga -- Valley Forge -- ''Nabour against nabour'' -- Monmouth -- From Newport to Stony Point -- From Savannah to Vincennes -- Flamborough Head -- From Morristown to Charleston -- West Point -- From Kiings Mountain to Williamsburg -- Yorktown -- End of the beginning -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | Overwhelmed with debt following its victory in the French and Indian Wars, England began imposing harsh new tariffs and taxes on the colonies in the 1760s. When it did, the independence movement grew in strength until protest and rebellion eventually erupted into war. But despite the charismatic leadership of the independence movement, more than half the colonists remained loyal to England. Benson Bobrick casts light on such important, often overlooked aspects of the American Revolution, and offers compelling portraits of the major figures, as well as some illuminating observations by some of their lesser-known contemporaries. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [527]-531) and index. |
| LCCN | 97011320 |
| ISBN | 0684810603 |