Rebels & Democrats: The Struggle for Equal Political Rights (1965)

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Format: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

The cover is stained and the spine is not quite straight.

Content Description:

While the colonists strove to break the tie with England, farmers and artisans saw the Revolution not as an end in itself but as a means of building a new society. This less privileged group within Revolutionary ranks was determined to obtain equal political rights for all adult males and a government in which the will of the majority of citizens would be the ultimate authority. Men of substance, though sincerely devoted to the cause of liberty, rejected schemes that might disturb the existing system. The ensuing struggle laid the foundation for a modern American democracy. - from the back cover