Clothed in robes of sovereignty: the continental congress and the people out of doors

Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty examines popular responses to the ContinentalCongress and to the objects and ceremonies-seals, medals, and swords, for example, as well as fast days and Fourths of July-by which Congress endeavored topromote the Revolutionary War and to celebrate the newly sovereign United States. INDICE: Introduction: To 'stamp the Character of the People'; Part I: A 'steady, manly, uniform, and persevering opposition'; Chapter 1: The Republicans' New Clothes; Chapter 2: The Continental Congress Unmanned; Part II: The Outcome Is in Doubt; Chapter 3: '[A]n Impression upon the Mind'; Chapter 4: The Pride and Pomp of War; Part III: E Pluribus Unum; Chapter 5: 'The spirits of thewhigs must be kept up'; Chapter 6: '[U]ncommon and Extraordinary Movements'; Part IV: 'The Symbol of supreme Power & Authority'; Chapter 7: '[T]he most amiable Garbs of publick Virtue'; Chapter 8: Naked and Unadorned; Conclusion: '[T]he Sign of the Thirteen Starrs'; Abbreviations

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973199-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés