In our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birth-right, and which we ever enjoyed till the late violation of it-for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest industry of our fore-fathers and ourselves, against violence actually offered, we have taken up arms. We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, and all danger of their being renewed shall be removed, and not before. -From A Warning to the King: Thomas Jefferson, "A Summary View of the Rights of British-America" (August, 1774)

About the Author
Jack P. Greene (b. 1931) was an Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Johns Hopkins University. His other books include The Quest for Power: The Lower Houses of Assembly in the Southern Royal Colonies, 1689-1776 (Norton).


Book Information
ISBN 9780393092295
Author Jack P. Greene
Format Paperback
Page Count 602
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 875g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 152mm * 30mm