The glorious cause

The Glorious Cause provides a masterful and accessible overview of the American Revolutionary era, beginning with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and extending through the election of George Washington as the first president.

Middlekauff excels in framing the transatlantic political context of colonial protest and resistance, describing the conduct of the Revolutionary War through both its battles and the motivations of those who fought in it.

The book covers the growing restlessness of the American colonies, anti-British protests, the Declaration of Independence, the role of the Continental Congress, and the involvement of slaves, Indians, and women in the conflict, concluding with the ratification of the Constitution.