The Folly of Revolution : : Thomas Bradbury Chandler and the Loyalist Mind in a Democratic Age / / S. Scott Rohrer.

In this penetrating biography of Thomas Bradbury Chandler, S. Scott Rohrer takes readers deep into the intellectual world of a leading loyalist who defended monarchy, rejected rebellion and democracy, and opposed the American Revolution.Talented, hardworking, and erudite, this Anglican minister from...

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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (258 p.) :; 7 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Authority and Obedience in Revolutionary America
  • Chapter 1 Disciple Thomas Bradbury Chandler, Samuel Johnson, and the Making of a High Church Royalist
  • Chapter 2 Englishman Church and State in a Chandlerian World
  • Chapter 3 Time Traveler The Glorious Revolution and the High Church Cause
  • Chapter 4 Episcopalian Chandler and the Bishop’s Cause
  • Chapter 5 Warrior The Fight for an American Episcopate
  • Chapter 6 Loyalist The Defense of British Authority
  • Chapter 7 Londoner A Loyalist in Exile
  • Epilogue A Royalist in a Revolutionary World
  • Appendix: The Library of Thomas Bradbury Chandler
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index