Centering the narrative on the politics of the early republic, Revolutionary America presents a concise history of the War of Independence and lays a distinctive foundation for students and scholars of the early American republic. Francis D. Cogliano pays particular attention to the experiences of those who were excluded from the immediate benefits and rights secured by the creation of the American republic, including women, Native Americans, and Black Americans. This fourth edition contains fully revised chapters to incorporate the insights of the latest scholarship. It also includes:
This book is essential reading for undergraduate classes in American History and the history of the Revolutionary War.
Francis D. Cogliano is a Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Emperor of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson’s Foreign Policy and Washington, Jefferson and the American Revolution. He edits "The Revolutionary Age" series at the University of Virginia Press.