Book Review On Theodore Draper’s A Struggle For Power: The A

Part I of Essay
Theodore Draper’s A Struggle for Power: The American Revolution was published by Vintage Books in 1996. In his novel, Draper heavily relies on primary resources to show us the complexities of policy and personality that led to war. He makes a persuasive case that the Americ ....

Part II of Essay
.... independence and liberty. Draper maintains that the Revolution was really a power struggle generated by the British system of chartering colonies, which placed monetary control of public funds with the colonial assemblies. Thus, he focuses on actions of both sides from then until the beginning of the War. He argues that the British dependence of American trade and the Colonies’ phenomenal population growth only intensified Americans’ desire to control their own destiny. Draper, widely recognized as one of the most important historians, makes ....