The American Liberty Pole: Popular Politics and the Struggle for Democracy in the Early Republic

by Shira Lurie

During the American Revolution and into the early republic, Americans fought with one another over the kinds of political expression and activity that independence legitimized. Liberty poles--tall wooden poles bearing political flags and signs--were a central fixture of the popular debates of the late eighteenth century. Revolutionary patriots had raised liberty poles to symbolize their resistance to British rule. In response, redcoats often tore...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813950104
• ISBN13: 9780813950105
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher