The American Revolution, 1760-1790 : New Nation as New Empire /

York, Neil Longley,

The American Revolution, 1760-1790 : New Nation as New Empire / Neil L. York. - xiii, 151 pages : maps ;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Empire as nation -- Imperial dreams, colonial realities -- Crippling mortgages -- Rival identities -- Part II. World war -- Rebellion becomes revolution -- Transatlantic gambits -- Part III. Nation as empire -- Forming a more perfect union -- Upon the world stage -- Epilogue.

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