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The contrarian historian and analyst upends the conventional reading of the American Revolution In 1775 , iconoclastic historian and bestselling author Kevin Phillips punctures the myth that 1776 was the watershed year of the American Revolution. He suggests that the great events and confrontations of 1775—Congress’s belligerent economic ultimatums to Britain, New England’s rage militaire , the exodus of British troops and expulsion of royal governors up and down the seaboard, and the new provincial congresses and hundreds of local  committees that quickly reconstituted local authority in Patriot hands­—achieved a  sweeping Patriot control of territory and local government that Britain was never able to overcome.  These each added to the Revolution’s essential momentum so when the British finally attacked in great strength the following year, they could not regain the control they had lost in 1775. Analyzing the political climate, economic structures, and military preparations, as well as the roles of ethnicity, religion, and class, Phillips tackles the eighteenth century with the same skill and insights he has shown in analyzing contemporary politics and economics.  The result i

Who reads 1775 : A Good Year for Revolution?

Author

Kevin Phillips

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780143123996

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

3.59 / 5 (510 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14