Loyalists in the Adirondacks : The Fight for Britain in the Revolutionary War.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Marie Danielle Annette.

Series:

The History Press Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--History--18th century.

American loyalists--New York (State)--History.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

From the outbreak of the Revolutionary War to the summer of 1777, Loyalists and Patriot forces wove their way through the mountains and valleys of the Adirondacks, vying for land and control of the key waterways of the Hudson River, Lake Champlain, the St. Lawrence River and the New York Harbor. The majority of New Yorkers, particularly those who occupied the Adirondack Mountain Region and other wilderness frontier regions, were either Loyalist or neutral throughout the war. Their stories, motivations and actions are often overlooked out of a false impression that most colonists were unifed in favor of American independence. Author Marie Williams recounts the harrowing efforts, battlefield endeavours and conflicted hearts and minds of the forgotten British and Loyalists during the revolutionary era in the Adirondacks.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Laws, Taxes and Upstate New Yorkers' Responses

2. The Loyalist and Regular Regiments in the Adirondacks

3. The King's Loyal Natives in the Adirondacks

4. The St. Lawrence / Thousand Island Seaway Region

5. The Lake Champlain Region

6. The Lake George Region

7. The Saratoga Campaign and the War's Turning Point

8. International Interest

Afterword

Appendix: Timelines by Chapter

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781439678183

1439678189

OCLC:

1402684753