George Bryan's life spanned nearly forty years of Pennsylvania history, embracing the colonial, revolutionary, and postwar periods, an era that witnessed the transformation of the colony into a state and into one of the leading centers of the discussion of liberty and republicanism. Bryan's story is truly that of the American Revolution. Active in the resistance movement, he emerged out of the ranks of revolutionary politics to become one of the leading provincial and national figures during the war and into the postwar ...
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George Bryan's life spanned nearly forty years of Pennsylvania history, embracing the colonial, revolutionary, and postwar periods, an era that witnessed the transformation of the colony into a state and into one of the leading centers of the discussion of liberty and republicanism. Bryan's story is truly that of the American Revolution. Active in the resistance movement, he emerged out of the ranks of revolutionary politics to become one of the leading provincial and national figures during the war and into the postwar period. Bryan, a young, middle-class, Irish immigrant, arrived in Philadelphia in 1752 to pursue a career as a merchant. From 1756 to 1771 his mercantile business prospered, but a volatile market forced him into bankruptcy. At that point Bryan became heavily involved in the Presbyterian Church, which was embroiled in the controversy between Old Side and New Side factions in the wake of the Great Awakening. In this way he became involved in Philadelphia politics, as the Presbyterians were a viable political faction. The height of his public career came during the Revolution when he served as President of the Commonwealth in 1778 and, thereafter, when he headed the Constitutionalist Party. Not since Burton Konkle's 1922 biography has anyone attempted to restore Bryan to his rightful place in American history. By working with many collections of primary source material beyond the extant Bryan papers, Joseph Foster has not only created the most complete portrait of Bryan possible; he has also placed Bryan in his historical context.
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NF in NF jacket. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in charcoal cloth, in light grey card jacket with painting of Bryan in b/w to front, 8vo. x + 197pp. Index, endnotes. NF/NF. Manufacting defect with first gathering of pages (title page to p.14) slightly misset with no associated effects. Jacket has several touches of non-tacky label residue to lower rear panel near hinge. Book and jacket are otherwise as new: clean, tight and unmarked. Jacket in Brodart.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket in Near Fine jacket. Crisp, bright, clean pages; no owners' marks; square, tight binding; hard cover shows only mild softening and rubbing at spine ends. Jacket has a little shallow wrinkling at the spine heel and mild rubbing at the corners, otherwise excellent.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. As New. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece portrait of George Bryan. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Unread. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. All books mailed in heavy cardboard boxes. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; Frontispiece; 8vo.; 197 pages.
