Benjamin H Irvin: 2 books
Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty
The Continental Congress and the People Out of Doors
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
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...
Samuel Adams
Son of Liberty, Father of Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2002
The story of one of the most important -- and most elusive -- figures of the American Revolution, Samuel Adams traces the life of the "Man of the Revolution," as he was called by Thomas Jefferson, from his childhood as a fifth-generation New Englander to his pivotal role in the Boston Tea Party and war...