A notable book on the Revolutionary War is reviewed...

Richard Price championed the American Revolution. In its Enlightenment foundations and its victory through united purpose, he drew unprecedented hope for “a new era in the history of mankind” one based on civil liberty, just ownership of land, wisely distributed political power, and sound economic

principles.
While lauding the Americans, he also alerted them to their precarious position. Nurture your infant nation with your ideals, guard against the age-old frailties of human nature, or the Revolution may prove to be “an opening to a new scene of human degeneracy and misery” instead of a beacon of hope and a “refuge to the world.”