Fries's Rebellion: The Enduring Struggle for the American Revolution by Newman, Paul Douglas

University of Pennsylvania Press, March 2005. Trade Paperback. Used Very Good. Front and back covers have light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Philadelphia. 2004. University Of Pennsylvania Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0812219201. 259 pages. paperback. Jacket illustration - 'The Confrontation at Enoch Roberts' Tavern in Quakertown on March 6, 1799' by James R. Mann. keywords: History America American Revolution Fries's Rebellion. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In 1798, the federal government levied its first direct tax on American citizens, one that seemed to favor land speculators over farmers. In eastern Pennsylvania, the tax assessors were largely Quakers and Moravians who had abstained from Revolutionary participation and were recruited by the administration of John Adams to levy taxes against their patriot German Reformed and Lutheran neighbors. Led by local Revolutionary hero John Fries, the farmers drew on the rituals of crowd action and stopped the assessment. Following the Shays and Whiskey rebellions, Fries's Rebellion was the last in a trilogy of popular uprisings against federal authority in the… Read More

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005-03-10. First Thus. paperback. Used: Good.

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005-03-10. First Thus. paperback. Used:Good.

Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 2005. Paperback. New. 256 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

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Paperback / softback. New. Fries's Rebellion was the third in three popular uprisings immediately following the Revolution-after Shays's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion-that directly challenged the still-fledgling federal government. This is the first book on the watershed event in early America.

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University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005-03-10. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!