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The Radicalism of the American Revolution
by Gordon S. Wood
The Revolution transformed a monarchical, hierarchical society into a democratic, commercial one in a generation. Pulitzer winner and essential.
Read it if…
you want to understand how radical the Revolution was.
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Skip it if…
you want battles.
Try instead: Empire of Liberty →
Three things you will actually use
- Revolutions change manners, not just rulers.
- Equality spread unintended.
- Read Wood.
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Read the section on democracy.
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Wood's Revolution.
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