| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
|
| Title Information: |
loyalists in New York City during the Revolution |
| Author: |
ChopraRuma, |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Project Muse |
| Place of Publication: |
Charlottesville |
| Published: |
University of Virginia Press; |
| Year of Publication: |
c2011 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (x, 304 p.). |
| Series: |
Jeffersonian America |
| Subject: |
American loyalists - History - New York (State) - |
| Subject: |
New York (N.Y.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - |
| Online resource: |
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813931166/ |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: |
9780813931166electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0813931169electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
9780813931098hbk. |
| ISBN: |
0813931096hbk. |
| Content Note: |
Natural rights and natural ties : Britons in New York City -- "Uncommon phrenzy" : rebel usurpation, 1774-1776 -- "Quicken others by our example" : New Yorkers welcome the British -- "Lord pitythis poor country" : loyalist resilience -- "Diversity of sentiments on the future conduct of the war" : loyalist clamor -- "A certificate of their necessity": a mix of refugees and rules -- "The diehad been cast" : loyalist divisions -- "Look yo Tory crew, and see what George your king can do" : loyalists unprotected -- Conclusion : loyalist patriotism exceeds loyalist power |