Author: James J. Gigantino
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813571936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of the 2016 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Authors Award for the Edited Works Category Battles were fought in many colonies during the American Revolution, but New Jersey was home to more sustained and intense fighting over a longer period of time. The nine essays in The American Revolution in New Jersey, depict the many challenges New Jersey residents faced at the intersection of the front lines and the home front. Unlike other colonies, New Jersey had significant economic power in part because of its location between the major ports of New York and Philadelphia. New people and new ideas arriving in the colony fostered tensions between Loyalists and Patriots that were at the core of the Revolution. Enlightenment thinking shaped the minds of New Jersey’s settlers as they began to question the meaning of freedom in the colony. Yeoman farmers demanded ownership of the land they worked on and members of the growing Quaker denomination decried the evils of slavery and spearheaded the abolitionist movement in the state. When larger portions of New Jersey were occupied by British forces early in the war, the unity of the state was crippled, pitting neighbor against neighbor for seven years. The essays in this collection identify and explore the interconnections between the events on the battlefield and the daily lives of ordinary colonists during the Revolution. Using a wide historical lens, the contributors to The American Revolution in New Jersey capture the decades before and after the conflict as they interpret the causes of the war and the consequences of New Jersey’s reaction to the Revolution.
The American Revolution in New Jersey
Author: James J. Gigantino
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813571936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of the 2016 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Authors Award for the Edited Works Category Battles were fought in many colonies during the American Revolution, but New Jersey was home to more sustained and intense fighting over a longer period of time. The nine essays in The American Revolution in New Jersey, depict the many challenges New Jersey residents faced at the intersection of the front lines and the home front. Unlike other colonies, New Jersey had significant economic power in part because of its location between the major ports of New York and Philadelphia. New people and new ideas arriving in the colony fostered tensions between Loyalists and Patriots that were at the core of the Revolution. Enlightenment thinking shaped the minds of New Jersey’s settlers as they began to question the meaning of freedom in the colony. Yeoman farmers demanded ownership of the land they worked on and members of the growing Quaker denomination decried the evils of slavery and spearheaded the abolitionist movement in the state. When larger portions of New Jersey were occupied by British forces early in the war, the unity of the state was crippled, pitting neighbor against neighbor for seven years. The essays in this collection identify and explore the interconnections between the events on the battlefield and the daily lives of ordinary colonists during the Revolution. Using a wide historical lens, the contributors to The American Revolution in New Jersey capture the decades before and after the conflict as they interpret the causes of the war and the consequences of New Jersey’s reaction to the Revolution.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813571936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of the 2016 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Authors Award for the Edited Works Category Battles were fought in many colonies during the American Revolution, but New Jersey was home to more sustained and intense fighting over a longer period of time. The nine essays in The American Revolution in New Jersey, depict the many challenges New Jersey residents faced at the intersection of the front lines and the home front. Unlike other colonies, New Jersey had significant economic power in part because of its location between the major ports of New York and Philadelphia. New people and new ideas arriving in the colony fostered tensions between Loyalists and Patriots that were at the core of the Revolution. Enlightenment thinking shaped the minds of New Jersey’s settlers as they began to question the meaning of freedom in the colony. Yeoman farmers demanded ownership of the land they worked on and members of the growing Quaker denomination decried the evils of slavery and spearheaded the abolitionist movement in the state. When larger portions of New Jersey were occupied by British forces early in the war, the unity of the state was crippled, pitting neighbor against neighbor for seven years. The essays in this collection identify and explore the interconnections between the events on the battlefield and the daily lives of ordinary colonists during the Revolution. Using a wide historical lens, the contributors to The American Revolution in New Jersey capture the decades before and after the conflict as they interpret the causes of the war and the consequences of New Jersey’s reaction to the Revolution.
"The New Jersey Volunteers" (loyalists) in the Revolutionary War
Author: William Scudder Stryker
Publisher: [Trenton, N.J.? : s.n.], 1887 (Trenton, N.J. : Naar, Day & Naar)
ISBN:
Category : American Confederate voluntary exiles
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher: [Trenton, N.J.? : s.n.], 1887 (Trenton, N.J. : Naar, Day & Naar)
ISBN:
Category : American Confederate voluntary exiles
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
The Handybook for Genealogists
Author: George B. Everton
Publisher: Everton Publishing
ISBN: 9781890895068
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
CD-Rom is word-searchable copy of the text.
Publisher: Everton Publishing
ISBN: 9781890895068
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
CD-Rom is word-searchable copy of the text.
Revolutionary War Records
Author: Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806300603
Category : Bounties, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Given in memory of Charles Hudson Edge, Laura James Edge, by Eugene Edge III.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806300603
Category : Bounties, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Given in memory of Charles Hudson Edge, Laura James Edge, by Eugene Edge III.
Red Book, 3rd edition
Author: Alice Eichholz
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1618589687
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1753
Book Description
No scholarly reference library is complete without a copy of Ancestry's Red Book. In it, you will find both general and specific information essential to researchers of American records. This revised 3rd edition provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization. Whether you are looking for your ancestors in the northeastern states, the South, the West, or somewhere in the middle, ""Ancestry's Red Book has information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide. In short, the ""Red Book is simply the book that no genealogist can afford not to have. The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail. Unlike the federal census, state and territorial census were taken at different times and different questions were asked. Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how""
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1618589687
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1753
Book Description
No scholarly reference library is complete without a copy of Ancestry's Red Book. In it, you will find both general and specific information essential to researchers of American records. This revised 3rd edition provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization. Whether you are looking for your ancestors in the northeastern states, the South, the West, or somewhere in the middle, ""Ancestry's Red Book has information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide. In short, the ""Red Book is simply the book that no genealogist can afford not to have. The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail. Unlike the federal census, state and territorial census were taken at different times and different questions were asked. Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how""
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Uzal Johnson, Loyalist Surgeon
Author: Uzal Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The original diary of Dr. Uzal Johnson, surgeon to the command of Major Patrick Ferguson, has been housed for years at Princeton University, rarely seen by historians. Now, for the first time, the diary has been edited and published for scholars and the general public. In 1780, Johnson was chosen by Ferguson to become the surgeon of the American Volunteers, a Provincial Loyalist unit. The diary details Johnson's service and experiences in the Carolinas from 5 March 1780 to 7 March 1781. Johnson's diary makes it possible to trace the exact route of Ferguson from his entry into South Carolina to his death in the battle of Kings Mountain. Johnson gives details about that battle never before revealed. In addition, Johnson provides a rare look at the military events from the viewpoint of a royal subject. His experiences provide facts and impressions which increases the understanding of the war in the Carolinas. The material used in editing his diary is taken from primary British and American records never before printed. Maps, illustrations; Paper $24.95; Hard $34.95 plus $3.50 media mail, $4.00 priority mail.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The original diary of Dr. Uzal Johnson, surgeon to the command of Major Patrick Ferguson, has been housed for years at Princeton University, rarely seen by historians. Now, for the first time, the diary has been edited and published for scholars and the general public. In 1780, Johnson was chosen by Ferguson to become the surgeon of the American Volunteers, a Provincial Loyalist unit. The diary details Johnson's service and experiences in the Carolinas from 5 March 1780 to 7 March 1781. Johnson's diary makes it possible to trace the exact route of Ferguson from his entry into South Carolina to his death in the battle of Kings Mountain. Johnson gives details about that battle never before revealed. In addition, Johnson provides a rare look at the military events from the viewpoint of a royal subject. His experiences provide facts and impressions which increases the understanding of the war in the Carolinas. The material used in editing his diary is taken from primary British and American records never before printed. Maps, illustrations; Paper $24.95; Hard $34.95 plus $3.50 media mail, $4.00 priority mail.
New Brunswick Loyalists
Author: Sharon Dubeau
Publisher: Agincourt, Ont. : Generation Press
ISBN:
Category : American loyalists
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher: Agincourt, Ont. : Generation Press
ISBN:
Category : American loyalists
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The Loyal Atlantic
Author: Jerry Bannister
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442661135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Adding to a dynamic new wave of scholarship in Atlantic history, The Loyal Atlantic offers fresh interpretations of the key role played by Loyalism in shaping the early modern British Empire. This cohesive collection investigates how Loyalism and the empire were mutually constituted and reconstituted from the eighteenth century onward. Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic brings Loyalism into a genuinely international focus. Through cutting-edge archival research, The Loyal Atlantic contextualizes Loyalism within the larger history of the British Empire. It also details how, far from being a passive allegiance, Loyalism changed in unexpected and fascinating ways — especially in times of crisis. Most importantly, The Loyal Atlantic demonstrates that neither the conquest of Canada nor the American Revolution can be properly understood without assessing the meanings of Loyalism in the wider Atlantic world.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442661135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Adding to a dynamic new wave of scholarship in Atlantic history, The Loyal Atlantic offers fresh interpretations of the key role played by Loyalism in shaping the early modern British Empire. This cohesive collection investigates how Loyalism and the empire were mutually constituted and reconstituted from the eighteenth century onward. Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic brings Loyalism into a genuinely international focus. Through cutting-edge archival research, The Loyal Atlantic contextualizes Loyalism within the larger history of the British Empire. It also details how, far from being a passive allegiance, Loyalism changed in unexpected and fascinating ways — especially in times of crisis. Most importantly, The Loyal Atlantic demonstrates that neither the conquest of Canada nor the American Revolution can be properly understood without assessing the meanings of Loyalism in the wider Atlantic world.
The Loyalists of New Brunswick
Author: Esther Clark Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978426101
Category : American loyalists
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978426101
Category : American loyalists
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description