The American Revolution: A History (21 page)
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About the Author
Gordon S. Wood received his B.A. from Tufts University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has taught at the College of William and Mary, Harvard, and the University of Michigan. Since 1969 he has been at Brown University, where he is a professor of history. In 1970 his book
The Creation of the American Republic 1776–1787
was nominated for the National Book Award and received the Bancroft and John H. Dunning prizes. In 1993 he won the Pulitzer Prize for
The Radicalism of the American Revolution.
He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
2002 Modern Library Edition
Copyright © 2002 by Gordon S. Wood
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library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Wood, Gordon S.
The American Revolution: a history / Gordon S. Wood.—
Modern library ed.
p. cm.
1. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783. 2. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Causes. I. Title.
E208 .W85 2001
973.3—dc21
2001044386
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eISBN: 978-1-58836-158-5
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