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A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic, John Ferling
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- Summary
- It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. Now comes a brilliant portrait of the American Revolution, one that is compelling in its prose, fascinating in its details, and provocative in its fresh interpretations. In A Leap in the Dark, John Ferling offers a magisterial new history that surges from the first rumblings of colonial protest to the volcanic election of 1800. Ferling's swift-moving narrative teems with fascinating details. We see Benjamin Franklin trying to decide if his loyalty was to Great Britain or to America, and we meet George Washington when he was a shrewd planter-businessman who discovered personal economic advantages to American independence. We encounter those who supported the war against Great Britain in 1776, but opposed independence because it was a "leap in the dark." Following the war, we hear talk in the North of secession from the United States.; The author offers a gripping account of the most dramatic events of our history, showing just how closely fought were the struggle for independence, the adoption of the Constitution, and the later battle between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. Yet, without slowing the flow of events, he has also produced a landmark study of leadership and ideas. Here is all the erratic brilliance of Hamilton and Jefferson battling to shape the new nation, and here too is the passion and political shrewdness of revolutionaries, such as Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry, and their Loyalist counterparts, Joseph Galloway and Thomas Hutchinson. Here as well are activists who are not so well known today, men like Abraham Yates, who battled for democratic change, and Theodore Sedgwick, who fought to preserve the political and social system of the colonial past. Ferling shows that throughout this period the epic political battles often resembled today's politics and the politicians-the founders-played a political hardball attendant with enmities, selfish motivations, and bitterness.; The political stakes, this book demonstrates, were extraordinary: first to secure independence, then to determine the meaning of the American Revolution. John Ferling has shown himself to be an insightful historian of our Revolution, and an unusually skillful writer. A Leap in the Dark is his masterpiece, work that provokes, enlightens, and entertains in full measure
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 558 pages)
- Contents
-
- Preface
- 1754-1763 : Join, or die
- 1763-1766 : Loss of respect and affection
- 1766-1770 : To crush the spirit of the colonies
- 1770-1774 : Cause of Boston now is the cause of America
- 1775-1776 : To die freemen rather than to live slaves
- 1776-1777 : Leap into the dark
- 1778-1782 : This wilderness of darkness and dangers
- 1783-1787 : Present paroxysm of our affairs
- 1787-1789 : So much unanimity and good will
- 1790-1793 : Prosperous at home, respectable abroad
- 1793-1796 : Colossus to the Antirepublican party
- 1797-1799 : Game where principles are the stake
- 1799-1801 : Gigg is up
- 1801 : Age of revolution and reformation
- Isbn
- 9786610502974
- Label
- A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic
- Title
- A leap in the dark
- Title remainder
- the struggle to create the American republic
- Statement of responsibility
- John Ferling
- Subject
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- 1600-1815
- Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog
- Electronic books
- HISTORY
- History
- History & Archaeology
- História dos estados unidos
- Koloniale periode
- Politieke situatie
- Regions & Countries - Americas
- United States
- United States - General
- United States -- History -- 1783-1815
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution)
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1783-1815
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. Now comes a brilliant portrait of the American Revolution, one that is compelling in its prose, fascinating in its details, and provocative in its fresh interpretations. In A Leap in the Dark, John Ferling offers a magisterial new history that surges from the first rumblings of colonial protest to the volcanic election of 1800. Ferling's swift-moving narrative teems with fascinating details. We see Benjamin Franklin trying to decide if his loyalty was to Great Britain or to America, and we meet George Washington when he was a shrewd planter-businessman who discovered personal economic advantages to American independence. We encounter those who supported the war against Great Britain in 1776, but opposed independence because it was a "leap in the dark." Following the war, we hear talk in the North of secession from the United States.; The author offers a gripping account of the most dramatic events of our history, showing just how closely fought were the struggle for independence, the adoption of the Constitution, and the later battle between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. Yet, without slowing the flow of events, he has also produced a landmark study of leadership and ideas. Here is all the erratic brilliance of Hamilton and Jefferson battling to shape the new nation, and here too is the passion and political shrewdness of revolutionaries, such as Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry, and their Loyalist counterparts, Joseph Galloway and Thomas Hutchinson. Here as well are activists who are not so well known today, men like Abraham Yates, who battled for democratic change, and Theodore Sedgwick, who fought to preserve the political and social system of the colonial past. Ferling shows that throughout this period the epic political battles often resembled today's politics and the politicians-the founders-played a political hardball attendant with enmities, selfish motivations, and bitterness.; The political stakes, this book demonstrates, were extraordinary: first to secure independence, then to determine the meaning of the American Revolution. John Ferling has shown himself to be an insightful historian of our Revolution, and an unusually skillful writer. A Leap in the Dark is his masterpiece, work that provokes, enlightens, and entertains in full measure
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ferling, John E
- Dewey number
- 973.2
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- E195
- LC item number
- .F47 2003eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- United States
- États-Unis
- États-Unis
- États-Unis
- HISTORY
- United States
- Koloniale periode
- Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog
- Politieke situatie
- História dos estados unidos
- Regions & Countries - Americas
- History & Archaeology
- United States - General
- Label
- A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic, John Ferling
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-537) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- 1754-1763 : Join, or die -- 1763-1766 : Loss of respect and affection -- 1766-1770 : To crush the spirit of the colonies -- 1770-1774 : Cause of Boston now is the cause of America -- 1775-1776 : To die freemen rather than to live slaves -- 1776-1777 : Leap into the dark -- 1778-1782 : This wilderness of darkness and dangers -- 1783-1787 : Present paroxysm of our affairs -- 1787-1789 : So much unanimity and good will -- 1790-1793 : Prosperous at home, respectable abroad -- 1793-1796 : Colossus to the Antirepublican party -- 1797-1799 : Game where principles are the stake -- 1799-1801 : Gigg is up -- 1801 : Age of revolution and reformation
- Control code
- 57136169
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 558 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786610502974
- Lccn
- 2003001212
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)57136169
- Label
- A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic, John Ferling
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-537) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- 1754-1763 : Join, or die -- 1763-1766 : Loss of respect and affection -- 1766-1770 : To crush the spirit of the colonies -- 1770-1774 : Cause of Boston now is the cause of America -- 1775-1776 : To die freemen rather than to live slaves -- 1776-1777 : Leap into the dark -- 1778-1782 : This wilderness of darkness and dangers -- 1783-1787 : Present paroxysm of our affairs -- 1787-1789 : So much unanimity and good will -- 1790-1793 : Prosperous at home, respectable abroad -- 1793-1796 : Colossus to the Antirepublican party -- 1797-1799 : Game where principles are the stake -- 1799-1801 : Gigg is up -- 1801 : Age of revolution and reformation
- Control code
- 57136169
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 558 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786610502974
- Lccn
- 2003001212
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)57136169
Subject
- 1600-1815
- Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog
- Electronic books
- HISTORY
- History
- History & Archaeology
- História dos estados unidos
- Koloniale periode
- Politieke situatie
- Regions & Countries - Americas
- United States
- United States - General
- United States -- History -- 1783-1815
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution)
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1783-1815
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
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