The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783

by Joseph J. Ellis

Overview

With The Cause, Ellis takes a fresh look at the events between 1773 and 1783, revisiting a war more brutal than any in American history save the Civil War, and discovering a strange breed of "prudent" revolutionaries whose prudence proved wise yet tragic when it came to slavery, the original sin that still haunts our land. Written with flair and drama, The Cause brings together a cast of familiar and forgotten characters who, taken together, challenge the story we have long told ourselves about our origins as a people and a nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781432894368
Publisher:	Gale, A Cengage Company
Publication date:	02/09/2022
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	641
Product dimensions:	5.67(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.81(d)

Table of Contents

Preface: Lest We Forget 9

Part I Origins and Arguments, 1773-1776

Chapter 1 The Rubicon 21

Profile: Joshua Loring 104

Chapter 2 Prudence Dictates 107

Profile: Mercy Otis Warren 169

Part II Arms and Men, 1776-1780

Chapter 3 The Escape 175

Profile: Harry Washington 263

Chapter 4 The Few 267

Profile: Catharine Littlefield Greene 331

Part III Triumphs and Tragedies, 1780-1783

Chapter 5 The Protraction 337

Profile: Joseph Brant 404

Chapter 6 The Chesapeake 408

Profile: William (Billy) Lee 459

Chapter 7 The Exit 461

Profile: Joseph Plumb Martin 519

Epilogue: Legacies 523

Acknowledgments 557

Notes 561