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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (Oxford History of the United States)
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780195029215
Edition: 1St Edition
ISBN: 0195029216
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Date: June 03, 1982
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Editorial Review:This outstanding narrative history, the first volume to appear in the Oxford History of the United States, offers an intimate view of the development of the Revolutionary War, the battle between the colonies and the motherland, and the establishment of the American republic. Beginning with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and continuing to the election of George Washington as the first president, Robert Middlekauff charts the growing conflict between England and America and portrays the drama and anguish of the colonies' struggle for independence.
Many histories of the American Revolution are written as if on stained glass, with George Washington's forces of good battling King George III's redcoat devils. The actual events were, of course, far more complex than that, and Robert Middlekauff undertakes the difficult task of separating the real from the mythic with great success. From him we learn that England taxed the colonials so heavily in an attempt to retire the massive debt incurred in defending those very colonials against other powers, notably France; that the writing of the Constitution was delayed for two years while states argued among themselves in the face of massive military losses; and that demographic shifts during the Revolution did much to increase America's ethic diversity at an early and decisive time. Vividly told, this is a superb account of the nation's founding.
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Middlekauff's book is a great narrative history of the American war for independence. It's a comprehensive study of the period between 1763 and 1789 and an easy read. I highly recommend this book to all History majors and anyone who wants to know more about their country's formative years.
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As a Canadian, I was not that exposed to the American Revolution in school. I recall us covering Washington on the Potomac, Bunker Hill, and Benedict Arnold but only basic, propaganda-like content (weird that there was so much on Arnold). Most American histories take a good versus evil stance but this effort does a fantastic job of conveying the complexities and fateful aspects of the revolution. Many talk of the battles but glance over the fact that this was an extraordinary effort because while ... Read More
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I was very interested in Robert Middlekauff's THE GLORIOUS CAUSE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION because I was interested in that period, and had also been very much impressed by two other volumes in the Oxford US history series -- McPherson's BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM, an excellent study of the US Civil War, and Kennedy's FREEDOM FROM FEAR, a superb description of the prewar and World War II years in America.
However, having set myself up with high expectations, I found myself disappointed by THE ... Read More
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A lengthy read, but well worth it. Middlekauff and McPhereson, who wrote the Civil War Era history "Battle Cry of Freedom" for this Oxford series, took similar approaches in striking an appropriate balance between describing the military campaigns and discussing the broader political and civil forces at work. At times he can provide a bit too much detail for the casual reader, but for the most part only when covering topics given shorter shrift in the conventional narrative. Most useful to me were ... Read More
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Middlekauff's contribution to the Oxford History of the United States series focuses on the Revolutionary War period, 1763-1789. Its strength in storytelling is offset by the apparent absence of a unifying interpretation. If Middlekauff has an organizing argument, it's that the struggle for independence was nurtured by Americans' puritan heritage. The connection between American discontent and the values of hard work and earnestness handed down from the early New England settlers is brought up repeatedly ... Read More
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