That Ever Loyal Island
Staten Island and the American Revolution
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Word Count
48,000 words, Guess
Page Count
192 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL11354766M
- ISBN-139780814767245
- ISBN-100814767249
- OCLC Control Number76167098
- OCLC Control Numberthateverloyalisl0000papa
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006036581
- Goodreads1054223
- LibraryThing5345485
Classifications
- LCCF127.S7P37 2007
Description
"When the American Revolution began in April of 1775, the majority of the residents of Staten Island, New York were staunchly Loyalist. Papas traces Staten Island's loyalist sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong allegiance to the Anglican Church, on the eve of war it was in Staten Island's self-interest to throw its support behind the British, in order to maintain its favorable economic, social, and political climate. Using an assortment of primary and secondary sources, including personal letters, contemporary newspapers, Loyalist claims, church records, diaries, and local histories, Papas paints a picture of life and war in eighteenth-century Staten Island."--book jacket.
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- That Ever Loyal Island: Staten Island and the American Revolution
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