The Tory's Wife : A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America /

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"A microhistory in the form of a biography of Jane Welborn Spurgin, an outspoken supporter of the Revolution whose husband was a Tory who bore arms for the king during the American war. Her story illustrates the rifts and conflicts but also the opportunities the Revolutionary War created for Am...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Spurgin, William, > 1734-1806.
Spurgin, Jane Welborn, > 1736-1803.
Women.
Runaway husbands.
American loyalists.
Abandoned wives.
Runaway husbands > North Carolina > Biography.
American Loyalists > North Carolina > Biography.
Abandoned wives > North Carolina > Biography.
United States.
North Carolina.
North Carolina > Biography.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Women.
North Carolina > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Woman on the Verge
  • Settling the Backcountry
  • An Enemy to His Country
  • William's War
  • Jane's World
  • The Tory's Wife
  • The Common Rights of Other Citizens
  • Postscript: Remembering the Revolution.

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