The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution Tapa dura - 2016

Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press, 2016-06-27. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 9x6x2. Crisp, unmarked copy. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. 742pp.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2016. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Review copy with publicity release. AS NEW IN DUST JACKET.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution by Robert G. Parkinson
When the Revolutionary War began, the odds of a united, continental effort to resist the British seemed nearly impossible. Few on either side of the Atlantic expected thirteen colonies to stick together in a war against their cultural cousins. In this pathbreaking book, Robert Parkins argues that to unify the patriot side, political and communications leaders linked British tyranny to colonial prejudices, stereotypes, and fears about insurrectionary slaves and violent Indians.
Manipulating newspaper networks, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, and their fellow agitators broadcast stories of British agents inciting African Americans and Indians to take up arms against the American rebellion. Using rhetoric like "domestic insurrectionists" and "merciless savages," the founding fathers rallied the people around a common enemy and made racial prejudice a cornerstone of the new republic.
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Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 742 pages. 9.50x6.50x2.00 inches.

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 742 pages. 9.50x6.50x2.00 inches.

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