Beschreibung:
This is an analysis of the American Revolutionary generation's attempt to create a national history that would justify the Revolution and develop a sense of nationhood
Preface I. Men and Motives11. The Development of a National History111. National DestinyIV. The New World, Human Nature, and the National CharacterV. English AmericansVI. The American RevolutionVII. Nationalizing the RevolutionVIII. The Federal UnionIX. The Revolutionary Generation and AfterNotesBibliographyIndex