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The loyalist conscience : principled opposition to the American Revolution / Chaim M. Rosenberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenberg, Chaim M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American loyalists.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects.
- United States.
- History.
- Social aspects.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Refugees.
- Refugees.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 224 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- "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 to face a dismal exile from which few returned"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- George Washington
- John Adams and Abigail Adams
- Thomas Jefferson and John Randolph
- Benjamin Franklin and William Franklin
- The Collapse of the Colonial Government
- Punishing Loyalists
- First Families to First Exiles
- John Jay, Peter Van Schaack, Gouverneur Morris and Alexander Hamilton of New York
- Pennsylvania
- Convinced by Love
- Schools and Colleges
- William Hooper and His Brothers
- Loyalist Warriors
- John Singleton Copley
- Exiled to England
- The Envy of the American States
- Returning Home
- Enemies of the American People?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476672458
- 1476672458
- OCLC:
- 1005697670
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