Taming Democracy
by Terry Bouton
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Americans are fond of reflecting upon the Founding Fathers, the noble group of men who came together to force out the tyranny of the British and bring democracy to the land. Unfortunately, as Terry Bouton shows in this highly provocative first book, the Revolutionary elite often seemed as determined to squash democracy after the war as they were to support it before. Centering on Pennsylvania, the symbolic and logistical center of the Revolution, Bouton shows how this radical shift in show more ideology spelled tragedy for hundreds of common people. Leading up to the Revolution, Pennsylvanians were united show lessTags
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Terry Bouton is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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- Canonical title
- Taming Democracy
- Original publication date
- 2007
- Important places
- Pennsylvania, USA; Revolutionary Pennsylvania, USA
- Disambiguation notice
- Full title (2007): Taming democracy : "the people," the founders, and the troubled ending of the American Revolution / Terry Bouton.
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 974.8 — History & geography History of North America Northeastern United States (New England and Middle Atlantic states) Pennsylvania
- LCC
- F153 .B75 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Pennsylvania
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 2
