The Brethren: a story of faith and conspiracy in revolutionary America
Introduction: The Brethren -- Along the sound -- Protestants -- Revolution -- July fifth -- Conventions of the people -- The house of fear -- Becoming known, becoming loyalists -- The sword and the scale -- The return of the father -- Aftermaths -- Conclusion: A great change of seasons.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: McConville, Brendan, 1962-, The Brethren : A Story of Faith and Conspiracy in Revolutionary America] (2023) (Morrison, Jeffry H., 1961 -)
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| Further subjects: | B
Counterinsurgency (North Carolina)
History 18th century
B North Carolina Politics and government 1775-1783 B American loyalists (North Carolina) B North Carolina History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Introduction: The Brethren -- Along the sound -- Protestants -- Revolution -- July fifth -- Conventions of the people -- The house of fear -- Becoming known, becoming loyalists -- The sword and the scale -- The return of the father -- Aftermaths -- Conclusion: A great change of seasons. "In 1777 North Carolina farmers planned a coup against local patriots. Brendan McConville shows they were motivated not by Crown loyalty but by love of individual and religious liberty, as they understood them. Complicating revolutionary narratives, the plotters feared American independence would usher in the very tyranny it claimed to contest"-- |
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| Item Description: | Enthält Literaturangaben und Index |
| ISBN: | 067424916X |