The cause : the American Revolution and its discontents, 1773-1783
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Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2021].
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Playaway
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
9781705052129, 1705052126
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1 audio media player (11 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2021].
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9781705052129, 1705052126
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Title from container.
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"Light."
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Previously released by Recorded Books, ℗2021.
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Release date supplied by publisher.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Graham Winton.
Description
"Completing a trilogy of books that began with Founding Brothers, The Cause returns us to the very heart of the American founding, telling the military and political story of the war for independence from the ground up, and from all sides: British and American, loyalist and patriot, white and Black. Taking us from the end of the Seven Years' War to 1783, and drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, The Cause interweaves action-packed tales of North American military campaigns with parlor-room schemes and chicanery, creating a thrilling narrative that brings together a cast of familiar and long-forgotten characters. Here Ellis recovers the stories of Catharine Littlefield Greene, wife of Major General Nathanael Greene, the sister among the "band of brothers"; Thayendanegea, a Mohawk chief known to the colonists as Joseph Brant, who led the Iroquois Confederation against the Patriots; and Harry Washington, the enslaved namesake of George Washington, who escaped Mount Vernon to join the British Army and fight against his former master. Countering popular histories that romanticize the 'Spirit of '76,' Ellis demonstrates that the rebels fought under the mantle of 'The Cause,' a mutable, conveniently ambiguous principle that afforded an umbrella under which different, and often conflicting, convictions and goals could coexist. Neither an American nation nor a viable government existed at the end of the war. In fact, one revolutionary legacy regarded the creation of such a nation, or any robust expression of government power, as the ultimate betrayal of The Cause. This legacy alone rendered any effective response to the twin tragedies of the founding--slavery and the Native American dilemma--problematic at best."--,Provided by publisher.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 18th century.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 18th century.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ellis, J. J., & Winton, G. (. (2021). The cause: the American Revolution and its discontents, 1773-1783 (Unabridged.). Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Joseph J. and Graham (Narrator), Winton. 2021. The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Joseph J. and Graham (Narrator), Winton. The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783 Findaway World, LLC, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Joseph J.,, and Graham (Narrator) Winton. The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783 Unabridged., Findaway World, LLC, 2021.
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