"1700 - 1799" . . "HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)." . . "USA." . . "USA" . "United States" . . "Amerikanische Revolution." . . "Revolution Vorgeschichte amerikanische." . . "États-Unis" . . "Soziale Situation." . . . . . "\"Before there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging decades of received wisdom, T.H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans-- most of them members of farm families living in small communities-- were drawn into a successful insurgency against imperial authority. This is the compelling story of our national political origins that most Americans do not know. It is a story of rumor, charity, vengeance, and restraint. American insurgents, American patriots reminds us that revolutions are violent events. They provoke passion and rage, a willingness to use violence to achieve political ends, a deep sense of betrayal, and a strong religious conviction that God expects an oppressed people to defend their rights. The American Revolution was no exception.\"--Jacket." . . . . . . . . "\"Before there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging decades of received wisdom, T.H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans-- most of them members of farm families living in small communities-- were drawn into a successful insurgency against imperial authority. This is the compelling story of our national political origins that most Americans do not know. It is a story of rumor, charity, vengeance, and restraint. American insurgents, American patriots reminds us that revolutions are violent events. They provoke passion and rage, a willingness to use violence to achieve political ends, a deep sense of betrayal, and a strong religious conviction that God expects an oppressed people to defend their rights. The American Revolution was no exception.\"--Book jacket."@en . . "American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people" . "American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people"@en . . "American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people before independence"@en . "American insurgents, American patriots : the revolution of the people before independence" . . . . . . . "American insurgents, American patriots the revolution of the people" . . . . . "History" . . "History"@en . . . "Electronic books"@en . . .