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Shays's Rebellion : the American Revolution's final battle

Through a careful examination of contemporary records, including a long-neglected but invaluable list of the participants, Richards provides a clear picture of the insurgency, capturing the spirit of the rebellion, the reasons for the revolt, and its long term impact on the participants, the state of Massachusetts, and the nation as a whole. Shays's Rebellion, though seemingly a local affair, was the revolution that gave rise to modern American Democracy

Print Book, English, 2003
1st pbk. ed
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2003