Revolutionary mothers : women in the struggle for America's independence / Carol Berkin.

The American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the life of every American. The author shows that women played a vital role throughout the struggle: we see women boycotting British goods in the years before independence, writing propaganda that radicali...

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Main Author: Berkin, Carol
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2005.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xviii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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