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Toward a More Perfect Union

Ann Fairfax Withington

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  • 304 sidor
  • 1992
On the way toward declaring independence, Americans saw themselves as a separate people in the process of birth. In 1774, the First Continental Congress drew up a highly specific code of behaviour banning cock-fighting, horse-racing , and theatre. Public executions took the place of drama, and strict regulations were placed on funerals . Withington argues that Congress banned these activities because they were viewed as posing a threat to the values needed in order to make resistance to Britain successful.
The book is a brilliant example of cultural history, using activities like gambling and theatre to illuminate the popular attitudes and government policy that contributed to the move toward Independence.
  • Författare: Ann Fairfax Withington
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780195068351
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 304
  • Utgivningsdatum: 1992-03-01
  • Förlag: OUP Oxford