The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865 by M

Description: The City-State of Boston by Mark Peterson A groundbreaking history of early America that shows how Boston built and sustained an independent city-state in New England before being folded into the United States FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A groundbreaking history of early America that shows how Boston built and sustained an independent city-state in New England before being folded into the United States In the vaunted annals of Americas founding, Boston has long been held up as an exemplary city upon a hill and the cradle of liberty for an independent United States. Wresting this revered metropolis from these misleading, tired cliches, The City-State of Boston highlights Bostons overlooked past as an autonomous city-state, and in doing so, offers a pathbreaking and brilliant new history of early America. Following Bostons development over three centuries, Mark Peterson discusses how this self-governing Atlantic trading centre began as a refuge from Britains Stuart monarchs and how - through its bargain with the slave trade and ratification of the Constitution - it would tragically lose integrity and autonomy as it became incorporated into the greater United States. The City-State of Boston peels away layers of myth to offer a startlingly fresh understanding of this iconic urban centre.[A] richly detailed history. - New YorkerBoldly original. - Alex Beam, Wall Street JournalAn ambitious work based on prodigious research. - Virginia DeJohn Anderson, Times Literary Supplement Author Biography Mark Peterson is the Edmund S. Morgan Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of The Price of Redemption: The Spiritual Economy of Puritan New England. Review "Winner of the James P. Hanlan Book Prize, New England Historical Association" Long Description A groundbreaking history of early America that shows how Boston built and sustained an independent city-state in New England before being folded into the United States In the vaunted annals of Americas founding, Boston has long been held up as an exemplary city upon a hill and the cradle of liberty for an independent United States. Wresting this revered metropolis from these misleading, tired cliches, The City-State of Boston highlights Bostons overlooked past as an autonomous city-state, and in doing so, offers a pathbreaking and brilliant new history of early America. Following Bostons development over three centuries, Mark Peterson discusses how this self-governing Atlantic trading centre began as a refuge from Britains Stuart monarchs and how -- through its bargain with the slave trade and ratification of the Constitution -- it would tragically lose integrity and autonomy as it became incorporated into the greater United States. The City-State of Boston peels away layers of myth to offer a startlingly fresh understanding of this iconic urban centre. [A] richly detailed history. -- New Yorker Boldly original. -- Alex Beam, Wall Street Journal An ambitious work based on prodigious research. -- Virginia DeJohn Anderson, Times Literary Supplement Review Quote "Winner of the James P. Hanlan Book Prize, New England Historical Association" Details ISBN0691209170 Author Mark Peterson Pages 784 Publisher Princeton University Press Year 2020 ISBN-10 0691209170 ISBN-13 9780691209173 Short Title The City-State of Boston Language English Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-10-06 UK Release Date 2020-10-06 Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2020-10-06 US Release Date 2020-10-06 Illustrations 69 b/w illus. Subtitle The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630–1865 DEWEY 974.46102 Audience General Alternative 9780691179995 AU Release Date 2021-01-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161697613;

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