The American Revolution Writings From The Pamphlet Debate 1764вђ 1776

The American Revolution Writings From The Pamphlet Debate 1764вђ For the 250th anniversary of the start of the american revolution, acclaimed historian gordon s. wood presents a landmark collection of british and american pamphlets from the political debate that divided an empire and created a nation: in 1764, in the wake of its triumph in the seven years war, great britain possessed the largest and most powerful empire the world had seen since the fall of. Xxii, 935 pages ; 21 cm "from more than a thousand pamphlets published on both sides of the atlantic during the period [of 1764 1776], acclaimed historian gordon s. wood has selected thirty nine of the most influential and emblematic to reveal as never before how this momentous revolution unfolded.

The American Revolution Writings From The War Of Independence Library The american revolution: writings from the pamphlet debate 1764 1776 i thought it would be valuable to review the individual volumes as well. the two volumes include 39 pamphlets written from a variety of perspectives on the deteriorating relationship between great britain and america. The american revolution: writings from the pamphlet debate: volume 1, 1764–1772. “gordon s. wood’s grasp of the dynamics of the imperial debate that culminated in american independence is unsurpassed. by including all sides of the controversy wood has created the most discriminating and revealing collection of sources we have on the. “this collection of pamphlets from the american revolution is timely, important, and judiciously selected . . . a great and fitting addition to the library of america series.”—alan taylor, pulitzer prize–winning author of the internal enemy: slavery and war in virginia 1772–1832 “an absolutely fantastic two volume collection of some of the key pamphlets of that period. wonderfully. The publication of this new set was timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of parliament's promulgation of the stamp act in 1765, which set in motion the events leading to the american revolution. many readers will know about thomas paine's 1776 pamphlet, "common sense", one of the key documents of the revolution.