Gordon Wood The American Revolution Summary
Excellent summary of american revolution in very readable and concise manner wood takes one from the events leading to american revolution to the adoption of the constitution.
Gordon wood the american revolution summary. In contrast to historians who have increasingly seen the american revolution as a conservative movement with no major social disruption wood sees it as socially radical. Woods non fiction history book the radicalism of the american revolution 1993 focuses on the events that led to the american revolution and how it was much more than a simple break from england. Gordon wood writes a somewhat celebratory account of the radical democratizing effects of the american revolution.
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