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Author:

Nelson, Eric, 1977- author.

Title:

The royalist revolution : monarchy and the American founding / Eric Nelson.

Publisher:

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

390 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Political science--United States--History--18th century.
United States--Politics and government--18th century.
Constitutional history--United States--18th century.
Monarchy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-374) and index.

Contents:

Patriot Royalism: the Stuart monarchy and the turn to prerogative, 1768-1775 -- "One step farther, and we are got back to where we set out from": patriots and the Royalist theory of representation -- "The Lord alone shall be king of America": 1776, Common Sense, and the Republican turn -- "The old government, as near as possible": Royalism in the wilderness, 1776-1780 -- "All know that a single magistrate is not a king": Royalism and the constitution of 1787.

ISBN:

067473534X (hbk.)
9780674735347 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)880122463

LCCN:

2014008415

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)