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A Few Bloody Noses: The Realities and Mythologies of the American Revolution
Contributor(s): Harvey, Robert (Author)

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 ISBN: 1585672734     ISBN-13: 9781585672738
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
OUR PRICE: $29.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2002
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Annotation: Robert Harvey, whose most recent book "Liberators" was brilliantly reviewed on both sides of the ocean, challenges conventional views of the American Revolution in almost every aspect--why it happened, who was winning and when, the characters of the principal protagonists, and the role of Native Americans and slaves.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Dewey: 973.3
LCCN: 2002020619
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 1.65" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" L (2.03 lbs) 478 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2002 pg. 381
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2002 pg. 58
Booklist 06/01/2002 pg. 1672
 
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Publisher Description:
We meant well to the Americans-just to punish them with a few bloody noses, and then to make laws for the happiness of both countries," said George III. The ensuing uprising led to the creation of the United States, the most powerful country in the modern world.
Robert Harvey, whose most recent book "Liberators" was brilliantly reviewed on both sides of the ocean, challenges conventional views of the American Revolution in almost every aspect-why it happened, who was winning and when, the characters of the principal protagonists, and the role of Native Americans and slaves. In a time when the history of the United States is being reconsidered-when David McCullough's "John Adams" and Stephen Ambrose's "Band of Brothers" top the bestseller lists-Harvey creatively studies this seminal event in the making of the United States. He takes a penetrating look at a war that was both vicious and confused, bloody and protracted, and marred on both sides by incompetence and bad faith. He underscores the effect of the Revolution on the settlers in America, and those at home in Britain-the country that the settlers had left behind, and to which many returned. The result is an extraordinarily fascinating and thoroughly readable account.

Contributor Bio(s): Harvey, Robert: - Robert Harvey is not only a distinguished journalist and former member of Parliament, but also the author of several books, including Liberators: Latin America's Struggle for Independence.
 
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