That Ever Loyal Island : : Staten Island and the American Revolution /

That Ever Loyal Island : : Staten Island and the American Revolution / / Phillip Papas.

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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 stu...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Papas, Phillip,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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
  • 5 The Price of Loyalty
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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