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The loyalist conscience : principled opposition to the American Revolution /

"Freedom of speech was restricted during the Revolutionary War. In the struggle for independence, those who remained loyal to the British crown were persecuted. Loyalist Americans from all walks of life were branded as traitors and enemies. By the end of the war, 80,000 had fled their homeland...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosenberg, Chaim M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. George Washington; 2. John Adams and Abigail Adams; 3. Thomas Jefferson and John Randolph; 4. Benjamin Franklin and William Franklin; 5. The Collapse of the Colonial Government; 6. Punishing Loyalists; 7. First Families to First Exiles; 8. John Jay, Peter Van Schaack, Gouverneur Morris and Alexander Hamilton of New York; 9. Pennsylvania; 10. Convinced by Love; 11. Schools and Colleges; 12. William Hooper and His Brothers; 13. Loyalist Warriors; 14. John Singleton Copley; 15. Exiled to England; 16. The Envy of the American States
  • 17. Returning Home18. Enemies of the American People?; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index