Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

by Christopher F. Minty

Book Overview

In Unfriendly to Liberty, Christopher F. Minty explores the origins of loyalism in New York City between 1768 and 1776, and revises our understanding of the coming of the American Revolution.

Through detailed analyses of those who became loyalists, Minty argues that would-be loyalists came together long before Lexington and Concord to form an organized, politically motivated, and inclusive political group that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501769103
• ISBN13: 9781501769108
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"