From one of our most acclaimed and original colonial historians, a groundbreaking book--the first to look at the critical Long Year of 1774 and the revolutionary change that took place from December 1773 to mid-April 1775, from the Boston Tea Party and the First Continental Congress to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
In early 1775, colonial governors informed offi.
But by then it was too late.
Late in the year, conservatives mounted a vigorous campaign criticizing the First Continental Congress.
Drawing extensively on pamphlets, newspapers, and personal correspondence, Norton reconstructs colonial political discourse as it took place throughout 1774.
This was the critical, and often overlooked, period when colonists traditionally loyal to King George III began their discordant discussions that led them to their acceptance of the inevitability of war against the British Empire.
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE Year In this masterly work of history, the culmination of more than four decades of research and thought, Mary Beth Norton looks at the sixteen months leading up to the clashes at Lexington and Concord in mid-April 1775.
From one of our most acclaimed and original colonial historians, a groundbreaking book tracing the critical Long Year of 1774 and the revolutionary change that took place from the Boston Tea Party and the First Continental Congress to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Although the Declaration of Independence would not be formally adopted until July 1776, Americans, even before the outbreak of war in April 1775, had in effect declared independence by obeying the decrees of their new provincial governments rather than colonial officials.
In early 1775, governors throughout the colonies informed colonial officials in London that they were unable to thwart the increasing power of the committees and their allied provincial congresses.
But by then it was too late.
Drawing extensively on pamphlets, newspapers, and personal correspondence, Norton reconstructs colonial political discourse as it happened, showing the vigorous campaign mounted by conservatives criticizing congressional actions.
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2020 Mary Beth Norton keenly focuses on the sixteen months during which the traditional loyalists to King George III began their discordant discussions that led to their acceptance of the inevitability of war against the British Empire and to the clashes at Lexington and Concord in mid-April 1775.
From one of our most acclaimed and original colonial historians, a groundbreaking book--the first to look at the critical Long Year of 1774 and the revolutionary change that took place from December 1773 to mid-April 1775, from the Boston Tea Party and the First Continental Congress to the Battles of Lexington and Concord
