Inheriting the Revolution (Magill’s Literary Annual 2001)
At a glance:
- Author: Joyce Appleby
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1776-1830
- Setting: The United States
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Nineteenth century, American Revolution, Eighteenth century
- Locales: United States
In what could be regarded as the standard interpretation of U.S. history, General George Washington and his band of men liberate the harried colonists from the oppression of British rule during the Revolutionary War and lay the foundation for what would become the United States’ distinctive brand of democracy. With little more than a passing reference to the War of 1812, the story skips ahead to the Civil War and how that conflict ended slavery and demonstrated the industrial might of the North. This is the essential narrative framework that shapes American history; and while there is...
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