{"product_id":"the-stamp-act-crisis-prologue-to-revolution-paperback","title":"The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdmund S. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen M. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Impressive! . . . The authors have given us a searching account of the crisis and provided some memorable portraits of officials in America impaled on the dilemma of having to enforce a measure which they themselves opposed.' -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant contribution to the colonial field. Combining great industry, astute scholarship, and a vivid style, the authors have sought 'to recreate two years of American history.' They have succeeded admirably.' -- \u003ci\u003eWilliam and Mary Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Required reading for anyone interested in those eventful years preceding the American Revolution.' -- \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. \u003ci\u003eThe Stamp Act Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund S. Morgan is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eAmerican Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America\u003c\/i\u003e. The late Helen M. Morgan was his wife and collaborator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.24 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053750444256,"sku":"9780807845134","price":77.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/ni5cAY91LQ9780807845134.webp?v=1781285666","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stamp-act-crisis-prologue-to-revolution-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}