1965
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3.77
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An in-depth, scholarly study of the lengthy negotiations that brought peace to the thirteen rebellious American Colonies. Author Richard Brandon Morris (1904 - 1989) was an American historian best known for his pioneering work in Colonial American legal history and the early history of American labor. In later years, he shifted his research interests to the constitutional, diplomatic, and political history of the American Revolution and the making of the U.S. Constitution. He was a professor of American History at Columbia University. Illustrated with more than 30 black-and-white photographs, portraits, maps and drawings. Contains Text of the Definitive Treaty of Peace (Paris, 1783) Includes Bibliographical Notes and Index.
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Richard B. Morris
Author · 7 books
Richard B. Morris, (1904-89) was Gouverneur Morris Professor of History at Columbia University & past president of the American Historical Association. He wrote more than 40 books spanning legal, labor, diplomatic, political & social history, including The Peacemakers: The Great Powers & American Independence, The Forging of the Union 1781-89, Witnesses at the Creation, Government & Labor in Early America & Studies in the History of American Law. He lectured throughout the world, serving as Fulbright Research Professor at the Sorbonne & Distinguished Professor at the John F. Kennedy Institute of the Free University of Berlin.
