The Challenge of the American Revolution (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "I first began to think about the Revolution because I had to..." (more)
Key Phrases: colonial statements, external taxes, colonial ideas, New York, Stamp Act, United States (more...)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc; 1st edition (May 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393056031
• ISBN-13: 978-0393056037
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,497,640 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection of essays, August 10, 2000

By	Robert James (Culver City, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Challenge Of The American Revolution (Paperback)

Edmund Morgan is America's most readable colonial historian, author of the ground-breaking "American Freedom, American Slavery" and the seminal "The Puritan Family" among other classics. This collection of loosely organized essays about the American Revolution is not meant as an introduction to the subject (for which see Morgan's "Birth of the Republic"), but a conversation for those who already know something of the subject. These essays range from a discussion of the sources of the revolution (legal, traditional rights, intellectual, religious) to the conflicts between the calls to freedom and the existence of slavery. First-rate reading for anybody interested in the subject area, but especially for AP history teachers like me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very insightful, and stimulating, yet VERY readable., October 24, 1997

By A Customer

This was a wonderful overview of many of the different aspects of the American Revolution. It deposes many widely held myths, but is never cynical. It presented many interesting ideas and opens up many new avenues of study. It is perfect for anyone who would just like to know more about why the American Revolution took place than the surface skimming that most of us got in High School and College.