Origins and Ideologies of the American Revolution

De: Peter C. Mancall, The Great Courses

Narrado por: Peter C. Mancall

The years between 1760 and 1800 rocked the Western world. These were the years when colonists on the eastern fringes of a continent converted the ideals of Enlightenment thought first into action, then into an actual form of government.

Now you can learn why this happened and how the colonists did it - in a series of 48 insightful lectures from an award-winning teacher and author.

Professor Mancall brings to life not only the famous but also the little-remembered colonists who were caught up in the debates over rights and power, liberties and empire. It is a story of immense importance and rich discoveries. And because he presents original source materials, including examples of how events were reported and interpreted, you'll more readily grasp the evolution of ideas, the competing pressures, and the misunderstandings - not only in the time leading up to the Revolution, and during the years it was being fought, but afterwards, as well.

That's when the victorious colonists came to learn that in achieving freedom from Great Britain, they had simply traded one set of problems for another. They still had to cope with the extraordinarily difficult task of crafting a workable government - one that could support their ideals of how citizens and government should relate to each other - and achieving respect and success among other nations.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

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Great listen

Great to listen to. Love the Era. Unbiased and was very educational. Will listen to again

Learned much I didn't know.

This course focuses on thoughts and motivations of the people involved in the revolution. Fairly balanced, with no woke crap or Trump crap.

Excellent use of primary sources

Brings the revolution to life using the words of American colonists on both sides of the conflict.

Fills a lot of gaps

Any additional comments?

This was a very worthy addition to the Great Courses, soberly teasing apart a complicated, multi-sided tangle of action, reaction, understanding, and misunderstandings. Its attention to the oft-neglected period between Pilgrims and Stamp Acts was especially welcome.

Mancall does an excellent job, too, of capturing how even individuals--such as Franklin, Adams, and Hutchison--could be divided in their own minds at a time when the right was not so clear and battle lines had yet to harden, as well as the familiar interpersonal debates. A testimony to the thoughtfulness exhibited on many sides of the issue of revolution.

Absolutely superb

For all of the American history courses I’ve taken, this one has been the most illuminating. So much of the early revolutionary era is closed over in American schools, and it’s this series of lectures that provides crucial detail to understanding our founding.