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Papas Phillip |
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Titolo |
That ever loyal island [[electronic resource] ] : Staten Island and the American Revolution / / Phillip Papas |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-6868-7 |
1-4356-0042-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (197 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) History, Military 18th century |
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions 18th century |
New York (N.Y.) History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns |
New York (N.Y.) History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-172) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Crossroads of the Middle Colonies: The People, Society, and Environment of Staten Island; 2. ""An Unfriendly Disposition Towards the Liberties of America": Staten Islanders and the Colonial Resistance Movement; 3. ""As the Tempest Approaches": Staten Island and the Whig Defense of New York City; 4. "Our Inveterate Enemies": Staten Islanders and the Arrival of the British Fleet at New York; The Price of Loyalty; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Of crucial strategic importance to both the British and the Continental Army, Staten Island was, for a good part of the American Revolution, a bastion of Loyalist support. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Phillip Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Papas traces Staten Island's political sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of |
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revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong |
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