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Barcode30293102363194
StatusIn Processing
LocationClark County
Call No973.313 Park
TitleTyrants and rogues : understanding the Declaration of Independence / Robert G. Parkinson.
AuthorParkinson, Robert G., author .
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
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Clark County30293102363194973.313 Park7/14/2026 In Processing 

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781324124559 (ebook)
International Standard Book Number 9781324124542 (hardback)
International Standard Book Number 1324124547 (hardback)
Personal Name Parkinson, Robert G., author .
Title Statement Tyrants and rogues : understanding the Declaration of Independence / Robert G. Parkinson.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2026.
Physical Description 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-313) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Introduction: Pulling down the king on Bowling Green -- Chronology -- Part 1. The king and his inner circle. The conspiracy of King George III: Grievance 1 ; The cabinet's utter neglect: Grievance 2 ; "The right of representation": Grievance 3 -- Part 2. The king's officers. The crisis in Massachusetts: Grievances 4 and 5 ; Convulsions in North Carolina: Grievance 6 ; Virginia's fight for Ohio: Grievance 7 ; Justice in North Carolina: Grievance 8 ; Swarms and standing armies: Grievances 9, 10, and 11 ; The Gaspee Affair: Grievance 12 -- Part 3. 778 tyrants: Parliament. The rise of parliament: Grievance 13 ; "Pretended legislation": Grievances 14 through 22 -- Part 4. The king's fighters. Waging war: Grievance 23 ; The burning of Falmouth: Grievance 24 ; "Armies of foreign mercenaries": Grievance 25 ; Becoming executioners: Grievance 26 ; "Domestic insurrections": Grievance 27(a) ; "Merciless Indian savages": Grievance 27(b) -- Part 5. These united colonies. "Assemblage of horrors": the two deleted grievances ; The American public and the grievances -- Conclusion: The law is king -- Epilogue: After 1776 -- Appendix: The Declaration of Independence.
Summary, Etc. From an acclaimed historian, a revelatory account of the Declaration of Independence, centered not on the lofty preamble but on the specific grievances that make up the bulk of the document and that offer an entirely new view into the Revolutionary era.
Subject-Corporate Name United States. Declaration of Independence.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States History.
Index Term-Genre/Form Informational works.

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