Quarters : The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution /

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When Americans declared independence in 1776, they cited King George III "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." In Quarters, John Gilbert McCurdy explores the social and political history behind charge, offering an authoritative account of the housing of British soldiers i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCurdy, John Gilbert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Requisitions, Military > North America > History > 18th century.
Requisitions, Military > United States > History > 18th century.
Soldiers > Billeting > North America > History > 18th century.
Soldiers > Billeting > United States > History > 18th century.
Early American & Colonial History.
Military History.
U.S. History.
HISTORY / Military / United States.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Quotations, Terminology, and Money
  • Introduction: The Importance of Place in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions
  • 1. Houses: The Rise of Domestic Privacy
  • 2. Barracks: Constructing a Colonial Military Infrastructure
  • 3. Empire: Drafting and Implementing the Quartering Act
  • 4. Borderland: Native Americans, Soldiers, and Colonists in the Backcountry
  • 5. Cities and Towns: Accommodation and Eviction of the British Army
  • 6. Nation: American Armies and the March toward Independence
  • Epilogue: The Third Amendment and the Shadow of Quartering
  • Notes
  • Index

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