Apostles of revolution : Jefferson, Paine, Monroe and the struggle against the old order in America and Europe

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Apostles of revolution : Jefferson, Paine, Monroe and the struggle against the old order in America and Europe

Title remainder

Jefferson, Paine, Monroe and the struggle against the old order in America and Europe

Statement of responsibility

John Ferling

Creator

• Ferling, John E

Author

• Ferling, John E

Subject

• Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views
• Monroe, James, 1758-1831 -- Political and social views
• Nonfiction
• Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 -- Political and social views
• Federal Party (U.S.)
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
• France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799

Genre

• Nonfiction

Language

eng

Summary

"Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe were in the vanguard of revolutionary ideas in the 18th century. As founding fathers, they risked their lives for American independence, but they also wanted more. Each wished for profound changes in the political and social fabric of pre-1776 America and hoped that the American Revolution would spark republican and egalitarian revolutions throughout Europe, sweeping away the old monarchical order. Ultimately, each rejoiced at the opportunity to be a part of the French Revolution, a cause that became untenable as idealism gave way to the bloody Terror. Apostles of Revolution spans a crucial period in Western Civilization ranging from the American insurgency against Great Britain to the Declaration of Independence, from desperate engagements on American battlefields to the threat posed to the ideals of the Revolution by the Federalist Party. With the French Revolution devolving into anarchy in the background, the era culminates with the "Revolution of 1800," Jefferson's election as president"--Title page verso

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YDX

Dewey number

973.3

Illustrations

illustrations

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index present

Literary form

non fiction