Items related to The Other Loyalists: Ordinary People, Royalism, and...
The Other Loyalists: Ordinary People, Royalism, and the Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1763-1787 - Hardcover
Synopsis
Fascinating stories of ordinary people in the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to the Crown.
In The Other Loyalists we meet for the first time the ordinary people of the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. The first important new scholarship in decades, these essays uncover the reasons why middle- and lower-class citizens chose to become Loyalists, how they participated in and endured the Revolution, and what happened to them because of their defeat. In unprecedented clarity we are allowed to see the tragedy, violence, and suffering of places such as the lower Delaware and Hudson valleys, the Delmarva Peninsula, western Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia. This book fills an important void in our understanding of the American Revolution, reminding us that not all Loyalists were members of the elite and that their motivations were a complicated medley of political beliefs, religious convictions, and self-interest.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover
In The Other Loyalists we meet for the first time the ordinary people of the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. The first important new scholarship in decades, these essays uncover the reasons why middle- and lower-class citizens chose to become Loyalists, how they participated in and endured the Revolution, and what happened to them because of their defeat. In unprecedented clarity we are allowed see the tragedy, violence, and suffering of places such as the lower Delaware and Hudson valleys, the Delmarva Peninsula, western Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia. This book fills an important void in our understanding of the American Revolution, reminding us that not all Loyalists were members of the elite and that their motivations were a complicated medley of political beliefs, religious convictions, and self-interest.
About the Author
Joseph S. Tiedemann is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University and author of Reluctant Revolutionaries: New York City and the Road to Independence, 1763–1776.
Eugene R. Fingerhut (1932–2006) was Professor Emeritus of History at California State University, Los Angeles and author of Survivor: Cadwallader Colden II in Revolutionary America. Tiedemann and Fingerhut are coeditors of The Other New York: The American Revolution beyond New York City, 1763–1787, also published by SUNY Press.
Now retired, Robert W. Venables was Senior Lecturer in the Cultural Landscapes Program at Cornell University and author of the two-volume American Indian History: Five Centuries of Conflict and Coexistence.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherState Univ of New York Pr
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1438425899
- ISBN 13 9781438425894
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages220
- EditorTiedemann Joseph S., Fingerhut Eugene R., Venables Robert W.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
THE OTHER LOYALISTS: ORDINARY PEOPLE, ROYALISM, AND THE REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES, 1763-1787.
Published by
State University of New York, Albany, 2009
ISBN 10: 1438425899
ISBN 13: 9781438425894
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 210 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. "In this book we meet for the first time the ordinary people of the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. The first important new scholarship in decades, these essays uncover the reasons why middle- and lower-class citizens chose to become Loyalists, how they participated in and endured the Revolution, and what happened to them because of their defeat. In unprecedented clarity we are allowed to see the tragedy, violence, and suffering of places such as the lower Delaware and Hudson valleys, the Delmarva Peninsula, western Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia. (It) fills an important void in our understanding of the American Revolution, reminding us that not all Loyalists were members of the elite and that their motivations were a complicated medley of political beliefs, religious convictions, and self-interest." Chapter headings: "The Ghost of Clow": Loyalist Insurgency in the Delmarva Peninsula; "Loyalty Is Now Bleeding in New Jersey": Motivations and Mentalities of the Disaffected; Black Loyalists and African American Allegiance in the Mid-Hudson Valley; Northern Virginia's Quakers and the War for Independence: Negotiating a Path of Virtue in a Revolutionary World; "Faithful Allies of the King": The Crown's Haudenosaunee Allies in the Revolutionary Struggle for New York; The Ordeal of John Connolly: The Pursuit of Wealth through Loyalism; From Revolutionary to Traitor: The American Career of Herman Zedtwitz. Dust jacket has very light rubbing. Not Signed. Seller Inventory # 31256
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Other Loyalists: Ordinary People, Royalism, and the Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1763-1787
Published by
State University of New York Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 1438425899
ISBN 13: 9781438425894
Used
Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G1438425899I3N00
Quantity: 1 available