Rakove, Jack N. 1947-

Revolutionaries : a new history of the invention of America / Jack Rakove. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. - 487 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-464) and index.

Prologue: the world beyond Worcester -- Part I: The crisis -- Advocates for the cause -- The revolt of the moderates -- The character of a general -- Part II: Challenges -- The first constitution makers -- Vain liberators -- The diplomats -- Part III: Legacies -- The optimist abroad -- The greatest lawgiver of modernity -- The state builder.

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Revolutionaries--History--United States--18th century.
Revolucionarios--Estados Unidos --Siglo XVIII
Statesmen--History--United States--18th century.
Estadistas--Estados Unidos--Siglo XVIII


United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--Intellectual life--18th century.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
Estados Unidos --Historia--Revolución, 1775-1783
Estados Unidos--Vida intelectual--Siglo XVIII
Estados Unidos --Política y gobierno--1775-1783.

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