American Literature, 1764-1789
The Revolutionary Years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3398346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lewis Leary (corresponding author), Everett Emerson |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 409 |
| Publication date | 1978-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The William and Mary Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-5597 • E-ISSN: 1933-7698 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1921848 |
| OpenAlex | W2147088015 |
| Language | EN |
In establishing American independence, the pen and the press had a merit equal to that of the sword. So said David Ramsay in his History of the American Revolution (1789). His assessment is confirmed in full and rich detail in this broad survey of American literary effort during the Revolutionary years
Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |