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A Woman's Dilemma : Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution / Rosemarie Zagarri.

Author/creator Zagarri, Rosemarie, 1957- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionSecond edition.
Publication Info Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Descriptionxvii, 192 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Abstract "The second edition of A Woman's Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution updates Rosemarie Zagarri's biography of one of the most accomplished women of the Revolutionary era. The work places Warren into the social and political context in which she lived and examines the impact of Warren's writings on Revolutionary politics and the status of women in early America. Presents readers with an engaging and accessible historical biography of an accomplished literary and political figure of the Revolutionary era Provides an incisive narrative of the social and intellectual forces that contributed to the coming of the American Revolution Features a variety of updates, including an in-depth Bibliographical Essay, multiple illustrations, a timeline of Warren's life, and chapter-end study questions Includes expanded coverage of women during the Revolutionary Era and the Early American Republic "-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "Mercy Otis Warren's own writings constitute the principal sources for this study"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Zagarri, Rosemarie, 1957- Woman's Dilemma Second edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2015 9781118774854
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2014019652
ISBN9781118981139 hardback
ISBN1118981138 hardback
ISBN9781118775011 paper
ISBN1118775015 paper

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks PS858 .W8 Z34 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold