American Revolutions by Alan Taylor
A Continental History, 1750-1804
Spanning 1750–1804, this sweeping history reframes the struggle for independence as a set of overlapping, continental revolutions shaped by imperial rivalries, civil conflicts, and grassroots upheavals. It centers Indigenous nations, enslaved Africans, Loyalists, and marginalized colonists, showing how war, migration, and frontier violence remade North America beyond the thirteen colonies. The narrative links events in Canada, the Caribbean, and Spanish and French borderlands to the creation of a fragile new republic, highlighting both democratizing gains and the hard limits of liberty. It concludes by tracing the Revolution’s legacies in westward expansion, the Constitution, and the enduring costs borne by Native and Black communities.
- Published
- 2016
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 630–650 pages
- Original Language
- English
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