Our first civil war : 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brands, H. W.
Format: BOOK
Other Format: LARGE TYPE
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Doubleday 2021
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