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The long revolution : creating a United States after 1776 /

For America's 250th birthday, a provocative argument that a "Long Revolution" formed the violently beating heart of American politics for decades after 1776. In the century after Independence, many Americans believed that their Revolution was still in progress. Far from a unifying nat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perl-Rosenthal, Nathan, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2026.
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Fourth of July orations.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Influence.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Fourth of July orations
United States
1775-1783
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: forget 1776
  • Place and time
  • Doubts
  • Enemies within
  • Slavery
  • Revolution's end
  • Aftershocks
  • Epilogue
  • A visual analysis of Fourth of July orations, 1777-1876
  • Appendix: a selection of orations.