King and People in Provincial Massachusetts

by Richard L. Bushman

Book Overview

The American revolutionaries themselves believed the change from monarchy to republic was the essence of the Revolution. King and People in Provincial Massachusetts explores what monarchy meant to Massachusetts under its second charter and why the momentous change to republican government came about.

Richard L. Bushman argues that monarchy entailed more than having a king as head of state: it was an elaborate political culture with implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807843989
• ISBN13: 9780807843987
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"