For Liberty and the Republic: The American Citizen as Soldier, 1775-1861

by Ricardo A. Herrera

Book Overview

In the early decades of the American Republic, American soldiers demonstrated and defined their beliefs about the nature of American republicanism and how they, as citizens and soldiers, were participants in the republican experiment through their service. In For Liberty and the Republic, Ricardo A. Herrera examines the relationship between soldier and citizen from the War of Independence through the first year of the Civil War.

The work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147986790X
• ISBN13: 9781479867905
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"