| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 378 pages) |
| Contents |
COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: To "Stamp the Character of the People"; Part I: A "STEADY, MANLY, UNIFORM, AND PERSEVERING OPPOSITION"; 1 The Republicans' New Clothes; 2 The Continental Congress Unmanned; Part II: THE OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT; 3 "[A]n Impression upon the Mind"; 4 The Pride and Pomp of War; Part III: E PLURIBUS UNUM; 5 "The spirits of the whigs must be kept up"; 6 "[U]ncommon and Extraordinary Movements"; Part IV: "THE SYMBOL OF SUPREME POWER & AUTHORITY"; 7 "[T]he most amiable Garbs of publick Virtue"; 8 Naked and Unadorned |
| Summary |
In 1776, when the Continental Congress declared independence, formally severing relations with Great Britain, it immediately began to fashion new objects and ceremonies of state with which to proclaim the sovereignty of the infant republic. In this marvelous social and cultural history of the Continental Congress, Benjamin H. Irvin describes this struggle to create a national identity during the American Revolution. The book examines the material artifacts, rituals, and festivities by which Congress endeavored not only to assert its political legitimacy and to bolster the war effort, but ultim |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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United States. Continental Congress.
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United States. Continental Congress fast |
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Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century
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Sovereignty -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century
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National characteristics, American.
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HISTORY.
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Social aspects
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National characteristics, American
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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Sovereignty -- Social aspects
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140413
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United States
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Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010025255 |
| ISBN |
9780199830404 |
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0199830401 |
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