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The real revolution the global story of American independence

Why did the American Revolution take place? It was about more than the dates and details we all know: war elephants charging a fort in India and high-stakes gambles of bankers in Scotland, among other events, also played a part in the "real revolution" in the minds of the entire population of what w...

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Main Author: Aronson, Marc
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, c2005.
Subjects:
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes > Juvenile literature.
United States > Politics and government > To 1775 > Juvenile literature.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789 > Juvenile literature.
World politics > 18th century.
Globalization > Juvenile literature.
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Summary:Why did the American Revolution take place? It was about more than the dates and details we all know: war elephants charging a fort in India and high-stakes gambles of bankers in Scotland, among other events, also played a part in the "real revolution" in the minds of the entire population of what would become the United States.
Physical Description:xvii, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-221) and index.
ISBN:0618181792
Author Notes:Marc Aronson is the award-winning author of a wide variety of nonfiction works for younger readers, including Sugar Changed the World and Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado , which received the first Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award. He edits and publishes young adult fiction in a special arrangement with Candlewick and lives with his wife and two sons in Maplewood, New Jersey. Visit him at marcaronson.com.

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