King and Congress: The Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776 (Princeton Legacy Library) - Hardcover

Marston, Jerrilyn Greene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691047456 ISBN 13: 9780691047454

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1987

Synopsis

A persuasive reassessment of the nature of the institution that was in the forefront of the American revolutionary struggle with Great Britain--the Continental Congress. Providing a completely new perspective on the history of the First and Second Continental Congresses before independence, the author argues that American expectations regarding the proper functions of a legitimate central government were formed under the British monarchy, and that these functions were primarily executive.

Originally published in 1987.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691047456
• ISBN 13: 9780691047454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476