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Redemption from tyranny : Herman Husband's American Revolution / Bruce E. Stewart.
Van Pelt Library E302.6.H93 S74 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, Bruce E., author.
- Series:
- Early American histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Politics and government--1789-1815.
- United States.
- Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1865.
- Pennsylvania.
- North Carolina--History--Regulator Insurrection, 1766-1771.
- North Carolina.
- United States--History--1783-1815.
- Bedford County (Pa.)--Biography.
- Bedford County (Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--Bedford County.
- Husbands, Hermon, 1724-1795.
- Husbands, Hermon.
- Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794.
- Taxation--Pennsylvania.
- Taxation.
- Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.
- Revolutionaries.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 227 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Herman Husband's American Revolution
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "In "Redemption from Tyranny," Bruce Stewart proposes to examine the life of Herman Husband, one of many ordinary revolutionaries who felt that the lofty principles of the Declaration had been betrayed by the ratification of the Constitution, which they thought preserved the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few and threatened the livelihoods of "labouring, industrious people." A Regulator and a pamphleteer who played a key role in the Whiskey Rebellion, Husband offers a valuable lens through which we can view how ordinary people shaped - and were shaped by - the American Revolution."-- Provided by publisher.
- "For many, the American Revolution offered an opportunity to radically reimagine the wealth and power structures in the nascent United States. Yet in the eyes of working-class activists, the U.S. Constitution favored the interests of a corrupt elite and betrayed the lofty principles of the Declaration of Independence. "Redemption from Tyranny" explores the life of Herman Husband (1724-1795), a leader among ordinary revolutionaries. A farmer, evangelical, and political activist, Husband played a crucial role in some of the most important anti-establishment movements in eighteenth-century America--the Great Awakening, the North Carolina Regulation, the Revolution, and the Whiskey Rebellion. Husband became a famous radical, advocating for the reduction of economic inequality among white men. Drawing on a wealth of newly unearthed sources, Stewart uses the life of Husband to explore the varied reasons behind the rise of economic populism and its impact on society during the long American Revolution, offering a valuable lens through which we can view how "labouring, industrious people" shaped--and were shaped by--the American Revolution and its aftermath." -- Book Jacket.
- Contents:
- "Like the Sun Breaking Out of Darkness": Husband's New Birth
- "A New Government of Liberty": The Politicization of Husband
- "Shew Yourselves to Be Freemen": Husband and the North Carolina Regulation
- "Perfecting a Free Government": Husband and the American Revolution
- "The New Jerusalem": Husband and the Early Republic
- Conclusion: Making Sense of Husband's World.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Stewart, Bruce E., Redemption from tyranny
- ISBN:
- 9780813943701
- 0813943701
- OCLC:
- 1114270550
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