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    American Honor : the Creation of the Nation's Ideals during the Revolutionary Era / by Smith, Craig Bruce

    Published 2018
    Table of Contents: “…-- The old world meets the new: colonial ethical ideals before the Revolution -- A shared identity: colonial colleges and the shaping of pre-revolutionary thought -- A matter of honor and a test of virtue: riots, boycotts, and resistance during the coming of the Revolution -- Maintaining moral superiority: how ethics defined the early war years -- From tension to victory: overcoming civilian and martial differences on honor and virtue during the later war years -- Expanding ethics: the democratization of honor and virtue in the new republic -- The counterrevolution in American ethics: reinterpretations of the next generations -- March 16, 1824.…”
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    The debate on the American Revolution / by Morgan, Gwenda

    Published 2007
    Table of Contents: “…The pioneers -- 'Noble ideals and ignoble interests' -- Present at the creation : the making of the Federal Constitution -- Ideology, slavery and original intent -- African Americans : resistance and revolution -- 'A new era in female history' -- The Indians, the west and the Revolution.…”
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    The soldier's two bodies : military sacrifice and popular sovereignty in Revolutionary War veteran narratives / by Greene, James M., 1980-

    Published 2020
    Table of Contents: “…Ethan Allen, Daniel Shays, and the invention of a revolutionary hero -- Hugh Henry Brackenridge, the Crawford Expedition, and an ideal national army -- Joseph Plumb Martin, Deborah Sampson, and the soldier's two bodies -- Isaac Hubbell, James Roberts, and the fantasy of a White Army -- Israel Potter, Israel Potter, and the forgotten veteran -- Coda: The "best illustration" of patriotism.…”
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    The soldier's two bodies : military sacrifice and popular sovereignty in Revolutionary War veteran narratives / by Greene, James M., 1980-

    Published 2019
    Table of Contents: “…Ethan Allen, Daniel Shays, and the invention of a revolutionary hero -- Hugh Henry Brackenridge, the Crawford Expedition, and an ideal national army -- Joseph Plumb Martin, Deborah Sampson, and the soldier's two bodies -- Isaac Hubbell, James Roberts, and the fantasy of a White Army -- Israel Potter, Israel Potter, and the forgotten veteran -- Coda: The "best illustration" of patriotism.…”
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    America's founding and the struggle over economic inequality / by Fatovic, Clement, 1973-

    Published 2015
    Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Preface and acknowledgments -- The American Revolution and the ideal of equality -- Class conflict and crisis under the Articles of Confederation -- The constitutional backlash against the "excesses of democracy" -- "Necessary and proper": Alexander Hamilton on the economic powers of the national government -- Constructing the Constitution: How the early Congresses understood their own powers and tackled economic hardship -- "Silently lessening the inequality of property": Thomas Jefferson on the government's role in reducing economic inequality -- "Not charity but a right": Thomas Paine on the justice of a welfare state -- Conclusion.…”
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    The citizenship revolution : politics and the creation of the American union, 1774-1804 / by Bradburn, Douglas, 1972-

    Published 2009
    Table of Contents: “…The revolutionary moment: natural rights, the people, and the creation of American citizenship -- State v. nation: Federalism and the problem of nationhood -- The politics of citizenship: expatriation, naturalization, and the rise of party -- "True Americans": the Federalist ideal and the legislation of national citizenship -- States' rights and the rights of man: the opposition to the alien and sedition acts -- "Hordes of foreigners": the immigrant moment and the potential of the hyphenated citizen -- White citizen, Black denizen: the racial ranks of American citizenship -- The Aristotelian moment: ending the American Revolution -- Conclusion: the fall of the union and the rise of nation.…”
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    The citizenship revolution : politics and the creation of the American union, 1774-1804 / by Bradburn, Douglas, 1972-

    Published 2009
    Table of Contents: “…The revolutionary moment: natural rights, the people, and the creation of American citizenship -- State v. nation: Federalism and the problem of nationhood -- The politics of citizenship: expatriation, naturalization, and the rise of party -- "True Americans": the Federalist ideal and the legislation of national citizenship -- States' rights and the rights of man: the opposition to the alien and sedition acts -- "Hordes of foreigners": the immigrant moment and the potential of the hyphenated citizen -- White citizen, Black denizen: the racial ranks of American citizenship -- The Aristotelian moment: ending the American Revolution -- Conclusion: the fall of the union and the rise of nation.…”
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    Taming democracy : "the people," the founders, and the troubled ending of the American Revolution / by Bouton, Terry

    Published 2007
    Table of Contents: “…Oppression : the origins of the American revolution -- The vision of '76 : popular ideology and the revolution -- The gospel of moneyed men : the gentry's new ideals -- The sheriff's wagon : the crisis of the 1780s -- Equal power : "the people" attempt to reclaim the revolution -- The problem with politics : why reform fell short -- Rings of protection : popular resistance during the 1780s -- "A stronger barrier against democracy" : the struggle over constitutions -- Roads closed : desperate opposition to the new order -- The Pennsylvania regulation of 1794 : a rebellion over whiskey? …”
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    Shaping America : U. S. history to 1877.

    Published 2001
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    Shaping America.

    Published 2001
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    Shaping America.

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    Shaping America.

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    Shaping America.

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    Jefferson's garden / by Wertenbaker, Timberlake

    Published 2017
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    Shaping America.

    Published 2001
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    Shaping America.

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    Shaping America.

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