Explores the relationship of the revolutionary press, under the direction of Sam Adams, to the issue of slavery, arguing that patriot propagandists deliberately dodged or excluded abolition in their demands for freedom.
A narrative of African-Americans during the American Revolutionary period and their struggles for freedom as many fled slavery to fight for the British.
slave resistance and the origins of the United States of America
Horne, Gerald
2014
Presents the argument that the Revolutionary War was more of a counter-revolution, a movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their liberty to enslave others after Great Britain imposed abolition throughout the colonies.
fighting for the king in America's first civil war
Allen, Thomas B
2011
Examines the history of the American Revolution through the experiences of Tories, who were loyalists of British North America, and discusses their migration to Canada.
Recreates the journeys of American loyalists who fled the country after the Revolutionary War, hoping to escape persecution from those who held them accountable for fighting for the British in the war.
Before the world knew them as Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, young Alex and Eliza fell in love amidst the turmoil of the American Revolution.
Presents a brief, illustrated description of some of the weapons used during the Revolutionary War, which includes muskets, bayonets, tomahawks, howitzers, and more; and also describes defenses.