Forced founders : Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the American Revolution in Virginia /
"In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from Britain, they acted partly in response to...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill [North Carolina] ; London [England] :
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press,
[1999]
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| Series: | American Indian law collection.
UNC Press law publications. Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | "In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from Britain, they acted partly in response to grassroots rebellions against their own rule."-- |
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| Item Description: | Some illustrations, present in the print version, lacking from online version |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 231 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469603704 1469603705 9780807899861 0807899860 |