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Our first Civil War [LP] patriots and loyalists in the American Revolution

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...

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Main Author: Brands, H. W. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]
Edition: First large print edition.
Subjects:
Revolutionaries > United States > History > 18th century.
American loyalists.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Social aspects.
United States > Politics and government > To 1775.
United States > History, Military.
Large print books.
Summary: 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. -- adapted from jacket.
Physical Description: 819 pages (large print) : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-770) and index.
ISBN: 9780593460023
0593460022
Author Notes: H.W. Brands was born Henry William Brands in Oregon. He graduated from Stanford University in 1975 with a B.A. in history, and from Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon. He went on to earn his graduate degree in mathematics and history in Oregon and Texas. He taught at Vanderbilt University and Texas A&M University before he joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. He acquired the title of Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the U of Texas. He specializes in American History and politics, with books including Traitor to His Class, Andrew Jackson, The Age of Gold, the First American, and TR. Several of his books have been best sellers, including one recently published, The General vs. the President. Two of them - Traitor to His Class and The First American were finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He lectures often on historical and current events and he can be seen and heard on national television and radio programs.

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