principled opposition to the American Revolution /
First Statement of Responsibility
Chaim M. Rosenberg.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Jefferson, North Carolina :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vii, 224 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Preface -- Introduction -- 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?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"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"--
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American loyalists.
American loyalists.
Amerikaner
Amerikanische Revolution
Flüchtling
Loyalität
Politische Verfolgung
Refugees.
Social aspects.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Refugees.
United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Social aspects.