Rum Punch and Revolution - Taverngoing and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia

Opinionated and profoundly undeferential, taverngoers did more than drink; they forced their political leaders to consider whether and how public opinion could be represented in the counsels of a newly independent nation.

A propos de l'auteur

Peter Thompson is Sydney Mayer Lecturer in Early American History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St. Cross College.

Résumé

Opinionated and profoundly undeferential, taverngoers did more than drink; they forced their political leaders to consider whether and how public opinion could be represented in the counsels of a newly independent nation.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Thompson
• Edition: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.12.1998
• EAN: 9780812216646
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1664-6
• Pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 18 mm
• Poids: 408 g
• Thèmes: Early American Studies; Early American Studies
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays