Showing The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787 by Gordon S. Wood

"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