One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.--"New York Times Book Review" "During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pace, furnished benchmarks, and afforded targets for many subsequent studies. If ever a work of history merited the appellation 'modern classic, ' this is surely one.--"William and Mary Quarterly"" A] brilliant and sweeping interpretation of political culture in the Revolutionary generation.--"New England Quarterly""This is an admirable, thoughtful, and penetrating study of one of the most important chapters in American history.--Wesley Frank Craven