The human tradition in the American Revolution edited by Nancy L. Rhoden and Ian K. Steele.
Series The human tradition in America ; no. 2Detalles de publicación: Wilmington, Del. Scholarly Resources Inc. 2000.Descripción: xxi, 368 p. ill. 24 cmISBN:- 0842027475 (alk. paper)
- 0842027483 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- American Revolution
- 973.30922 H9181 21
- E206 .H88 2000
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This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the colonies during this pivotal point in history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Anthony Benezet: America's finest eighteenth-century antislavery advocate / Maurice Jackson -- Lachlan McGillivray: Indian trader on the southern colonial frontier / Edward J. Cashin -- Eliza Lucas Pinckney: vegetables and virtue / Gary L. Hewitt -- William Smith: Philadelphia minister and moderate / Nancy L. Rhoden -- William Prendergast and the revolution in the Hudson River Valley: "poor men were always oppressed by the rich," / Thomas J. Humphrey -- Ashley Bowen of Marblehead: revolutionary neutral / Daniel Vickers -- Dragging Canoe (Tsi'yu-gn︣si'ni): Chickamauga Cherokee patriot / Jon W. Parmenter -- Daniel Boone and the struggle for independence on the revolutionary frontier / Stephen Aron -- Philadelphia Quaker Elizabeth Drinker and her servant, Jane Boon: "times are much changed, and maids are become mistresses" / Alison Duncan Hirsch -- Mary Brant (Konwatsi'tsiaienni Degonwadonti): "Miss Molly," feminist role model or Mohawk princess? / Katherine M.J. McKenna -- Arthur Lee of Virginia: the forgotten revolutionary / John Sainsbury -- Simon Girty: his war on the frontier / Phillip W. Hoffman -- Absalom Jones and the African church of Philadelphia: "to arise out of the dust" / Gary B. Nash -- Baroness Friederike von Riedesel: "Mrs. General" / Michelle Leung -- Judith Sargent Murray: the American Revolution and the rights of women / Sheila Skemp -- Phillis Wheatley: speaking liberty to the "modern Egyptians" / David Grimsted -- Benjamin Gilbert and Jacob Nagle: soldiers of the American Revolution / John Shy.
Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics
- Introduction: The Revolutionary Players(p. xv)
- 1 Anthony Benezet: America's Finest Eighteenth-Century Antislavery Advocate(p. 1)
- 2 Lachlan McGillvray: Indian Trader on the Southern Colonial Frontier(p. 19)
- 3 Eliza Lucas Pinckney: Vegetables and Virtue(p. 39)
- 4 William Smith: Philadelphia Minister and Moderate(p. 61)
- 5 William Prendergast and the Revolution in the Hudson River Valley: "Poor Men Were Always Oppressed by the Rich,"(p. 81)
- 6 Ashley Bowen of Marblehead: Revolutionary Neutral(p. 99)
- 7 Dragging Canoe (Tsi'yu-gunsi'ni): Chickamauga Cherokee Patriot(p. 117)
- 8 Daniel Boone and the Struggle for Independence on the Revolutionary Frontier(p. 139)
- 9 Philadelphia Quaker Elizabeth Drinker and Her Servant, Jane Boon: "Times Are Much Changed, and Maids Are Become Mistresses,"(p. 159)
- 10 Mary Brant (Konwatsi'tsiaienni Degonwadonti): "Miss Molly," Feminist Role Model or Mohawk Princess?(p. 183)
- 11 Arthur Lee of Virginia: The Forgotten Revolutionary(p. 203)
- 12 Simon Girty: His War on the Frontier(p. 221)
- 13 Absalom Jones and the African Church of Philadelphia: "To Arise out of the Dust,"(p. 241)
- 14 Baroness Friederike von Riedesel: "Mrs. General,"(p. 267)
- 15 Judith Sargent Murray: The American Revolution and the Rights of Women(p. 285)
- 16 Phillis Wheatley: Speaking Liberty to the "Modern Egyptians,"(p. 307)
- 17 Benjamin Gilbert and Jacob Nagle: Soldiers of the American Revolution(p. 329)
- Index(p. 351)
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Nancy L. Rhoden, whose Ph.D. is from Princeton University, teaches early American and English history at the University of Southern IndianaIan K. Steele, whose Ph.D. is from the University of London, teaches British Atlantic and American colonial history at the University of Western Ontario