To Starve the Army At Pleasure Continental Army Administration and American Political Culture, 1775-1783
by Carp, E. Wayne
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 080781587X
- ISBN 13
- 9780807815878
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About This Item
Chapel Hill & London: The University of North Carolina Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 080781587X . Chapel Hill & London: University of North Carolina Press, (1984). First Edition. Large 8vo. xiii,306pp, Index, Bibliography, Notes. 6 illustrations, 5 tables. Brown cloth. Near fine condition (edges of text block slightly foxed), in fine dj. In this new interpretation, Carp argues "that at every level of authority - congressional, state, and country - a localistic world-view, a deferential political order, and adherence to republican ideology impeded the task of supplying the army, even though independence demanded military strength" (dj). ISBN 080781587X ; Illustrated; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 319 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10003
- Title
- To Starve the Army At Pleasure Continental Army Administration and American Political Culture, 1775-1783
- Author
- Carp, E. Wayne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 080781587X
- ISBN 13
- 9780807815878
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill & London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 080781587X, Army, American Revolution, Americana, Political Americana
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