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Barcode31662001850593
LocationWinamac
TitleTyrants and rogues : Robert G. Parkinson. First edition. Ed
AuthorParkinson, Robert G., author. .
Call No973.3 PAR
CollectionAdult 900-999
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International Standard Book Number 9781324124559 (ebook)
International Standard Book Number 9781324124542 (hardback)
International Standard Book Number 1324124547 (hardback)
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 973.313 23
Personal Name Parkinson, Robert G., author. .
Title Statement Tyrants and rogues : Robert G. Parkinson.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Ã2026
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : W.W. Norton and Company, [2026]
Physical Description 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-313) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Introduction: Pulling down the king on Bowling Green -- Chronology -- Part 1. The king and his inner circle. The conspiracy of King George III: Grievance 1 ; The cabinet's utter neglect: Grievance 2 ; "The right of representation": Grievance 3 -- Part 2. The king's officers. The crisis in Massachusetts: Grievances 4 and 5 ; Convulsions in North Carolina: Grievance 6 ; Virginia's fight for Ohio: Grievance 7 ; Justice in North Carolina: Grievance 8 ; Swarms and standing armies: Grievances 9, 10, and 11 ; The Gaspâee Affair: Grievance 12 -- Part 3. 778 tyrants: Parliament. The rise of parliament: Grievance 13 ; "Pretended legislation": Grievances 14 through 22 -- Part 4. The king's fighters. Waging war: Grievance 23 ; The burning of Falmouth: Grievance 24 ; "Armies of foreign mercenaries": Grievance 25 ; Becoming executioners: Grievance 26 ; "Domestic insurrections": Grievance 27(a) ; "Merciless Indian savages": Grievance 27(b) -- Part 5. These united colonies. "Assemblage of horrors": the two deleted grievances ; The American public and the grievances -- Conclusion: The law is king -- Epilogue: After 1776 -- Appendix: The Declaration of Independence.
Summary, Etc. From an acclaimed historian, a revelatory account of the Declaration of Independence, centered not on the lofty preamble but on the specific grievances that make up the bulk of the document and that offer an entirely new view into the Revolutionary era.
Subject United States. Declaration of Independence.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) bisacsh
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States 1775-1783, Revolution. History sears
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States History.
Location 973.3 PAR 31662001850593

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