PublishedHarvard University Press, September 2014 |
ISBN9780674416949 |
FormatSoftcover, 344 pages |
The Revolution s aspiration was summed up by the phrase life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Yet the American founding was also a bid for inclusion in the community of nations. According to Eliga Gould, America aspired to diplomatic recognition under international law and the authority to become an Atlantic colonizing power itself.