{"product_id":"the-stamp-act-crisis-prologue-to-revolution-9780807845134","title":"The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution","description":"'Impressive! . . . The authors have given us a searching account of the crisis and provided some memorable portraits of officials in America impaled on the dilemma of having to enforce a measure which they themselves opposed.'--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant contribution to the colonial field. Combining great industry, astute scholarship, and a vivid style, the authors have sought 'to recreate two years of American history.' They have succeeded admirably.'--\u003ci\u003eWilliam and Mary Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Required reading for anyone interested in those eventful years preceding the American Revolution.'--\u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. \u003ci\u003eThe Stamp Act Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorgan, Edmund S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Edmund S. Morgan is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eAmerican Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorgan, Helen M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The late Helen M. Morgan was Eward S. Morgan's wife and collaborator.","brand":"Omohundro Institute and Unc Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556488089874,"sku":"9780807845134","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee44ff53-c603-409c-82d9-062767e2eaf5.jpg?v=1731755019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stamp-act-crisis-prologue-to-revolution-9780807845134","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}