Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That

Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers
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The ideals of freedom and individual rights that inspired Americaâ€™s Founding Fathers did not spring from a vacuum. Along with many other defining principles of our national character, they can be traced directly back to one of the most pivotal events in British historyâ€”the late-seventeenth-century uprising known as the Glorious Revolution.

In a work of popular history that stands with recent favorites such as David McCulloughâ€™s 1776 and Joseph J. Ellisâ€™s Founding Brothers, Michael Barone brings the story of this unlikely and largely bloodless revolt to American readers and reveals that, without the Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution may never have happened.

Unfolding in 1688â€“1689, Britainâ€™s Glorious Revolution resulted in the hallmarks of representative government, guaranteed liberties, the foundations of global capitalism, and a foreign policy of opposing aggressive foreign powers. But as Barone shows, there was nothing inevitable about the Glorious Revolution. It sprang from the character of the English people and depended on the talents, audacity, and good luck of two men: William of Orange (later William III of England), who launched historyâ€™s last successful cross-channel inva sion, and John Churchill, an ancestor of Winston, who commanded the forces of the deposed James II but crossed over to support William one fateful November night.

The story of the Glorious Revolution is a rich and riveting saga of palace intrigue, loyalty and shocking betrayal, and bold political and military strategizing. With narrative drive, a sure command of historical events, and unforgettable portraits of kings, queens, soldiers, parliamentarians, and a large cast of full-blooded characters, Barone takes an episode that has fallen into unjustified obscurity and restores it to the prominence it deserves. Especially now, as we face enemies who wish to rid the world of the lasting legacies of the Glorious Revolutionâ€”democracy, individual rights, and capitalism among themâ€”it is vitally important that we understand the origins of these blessings.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781400097920
ReleaseDate 2007-05-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400097920

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781400097920
ReleaseDate	2007-05-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781400097920

Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers

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