Our first civil war : patriots and loyalists in the American Revolution
2021
973.311 B824 2021
Available at Main Library
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS | |
Title
Our first civil war : patriots and loyalists in the American Revolution
Variant Title
Patriots and loyalists in the American Revolution
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Doubleday, 2021.
Description
486 p., [8] colored p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
973.311 B824 2021
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1246674740
Note
Maps on lining papers.
What causes people to forsake their country and take arms against it? George Washington in the 1770s stood at the apex of Virginia society. Benjamin Franklin was more successful still, having risen from humble origins to world fame. John Adams revered the law. Yet all three men became rebels against the British Empire that fostered their success. Others in the same circle of family and friends chose differently-- and soon heard themselves denounced as traitors for not having betrayed the country where they grew up. Brands reminds us that before America could win its revolution against Britain, the Patriots had to win a bitter civil war against family, neighbors, and friends--Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-464) and index.
L2021M157
What causes people to forsake their country and take arms against it? George Washington in the 1770s stood at the apex of Virginia society. Benjamin Franklin was more successful still, having risen from humble origins to world fame. John Adams revered the law. Yet all three men became rebels against the British Empire that fostered their success. Others in the same circle of family and friends chose differently-- and soon heard themselves denounced as traitors for not having betrayed the country where they grew up. Brands reminds us that before America could win its revolution against Britain, the Patriots had to win a bitter civil war against family, neighbors, and friends--Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-464) and index.
L2021M157
Added Author
Record Appears in