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Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty: The Continental Congress and the People Out of Doors Irvin, Benjamin H. (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States)
Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty: The Continental Congress and the People Out of Doors
Irvin, Benjamin H. (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States)
Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty examines the material artifacts, festivities, and rituals by which Congress endeavored not only to assert its political legitimacy and to bolster the war effort, but ultimately to glorify the United States and to win the allegiance of the American people. But fact, as Benjamin H. Irvin demonstrates, the "people out of doors"-including the working poor, women, loyalists,
392 pages, 34 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 12, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199314591 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 308 × 158 × 28 mm · 566 g |
| Language | English |