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How did the American colonies overcome long odds to create a durable union capable of declaring independence from Britain? In this powerful new history of the fifteen tense months that culminated in the Declaration of Independence, Robert Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear.

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A knowledgeable, disturbing presentation of the prominent role of racism in the years of the nation's birth. . . . Parkinson pulls no punches." — Kirkus Reviews

Thirteen Clocks

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert G. Parkinson

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      Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
      Publication Date: 30/05/2021
      ISBN13: 9781469662572, 978-1469662572
      ISBN10: 1469662574

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How did the American colonies overcome long odds to create a durable union capable of declaring independence from Britain? In this powerful new history of the fifteen tense months that culminated in the Declaration of Independence, Robert Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear.

      Trade Review
      A knowledgeable, disturbing presentation of the prominent role of racism in the years of the nation's birth. . . . Parkinson pulls no punches." — Kirkus Reviews

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