This volume of readings examines the revolutions, civil wars, guerrilla struggles, insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, and interventions of this period. Offerin

The "Critical Period" of American history—the years between the end of the American Revolution in 1783 and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789�

Describes the military history of the American Revolution and the grim realities of the eight-year conflict while offering descriptions of the major engagements

This book traces the development of the United States from the 1760s to the consolidation of the federal government during the 1790s. The author argues that the