Generous enemies : patriots and loyalists in Revolutionary New York
Judith L. Van Buskirk (Author)
"In July 1776, the final group of more than 130 ships of the Royal Navy sailed into the waters surrounding New York City, marking the start of seven years of British occupation that spanned the American Revolution. What military and political leaders characterized as an impenetrable "Fortress Britannia"--A bastion of solid opposition to the American cause - was actually very different. As Judith Van Buskirk reveals, the military standoff produced civilian communities that were forced to operate in close, sustained proximity, each testing the limits of political and military authority
Print Book, English, 2002
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pa., 2002
History
260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
9780812236750, 9780812218220, 0812236750, 0812218221
49530268
The seat of war
The web of family
Gentlemen at war
The eagle eye of profit
Crossing freedom's line
The late unhappy commotions