Roger Sherman and the creation of the American republic /
Mark David Hall.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
- xi, 224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The old Puritan and a new nation -- Reformed political theory in the American founding -- Connecticut politics and American independence -- Achieving independence -- "An eel by the tail" -- Roger Sherman and the new national government -- "Philosophy maymislead you: ask experience".
019992984X : HRD $45.00 9780199929849
Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513 SAN 202-5892
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Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793.
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Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Connecticut--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Connecticut--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.