Frontier rebels : the fight for independence in the American west, 1765-1776 /
Spero, Patrick,
Frontier rebels : the fight for independence in the American west, 1765-1776 / Patrick Spero. - First edition. - xxvi, 268 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-258) and index.
Preface: the crisis of empire -- Setting the stage -- The mission --The convoy departs -- The attack -- Transformation -- Crisis -- Independence -- The elusive peace -- Disintegration -- Imperial failure -- Revolution -- Epilogue: legacies
The story of the "Black Boys," a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the American Revolution. Drawing on largely forgotten manuscript sources from archives across North America, Spero recasts the familiar narrative of the American Revolution to reveal how the West played a crucial role in igniting the flame of American independence.
0393634701 9780393634709
Croghan, George, 1720?-1782.
Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
Ottawa Indians--History.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783
Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Frontier rebels : the fight for independence in the American west, 1765-1776 / Patrick Spero. - First edition. - xxvi, 268 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-258) and index.
Preface: the crisis of empire -- Setting the stage -- The mission --The convoy departs -- The attack -- Transformation -- Crisis -- Independence -- The elusive peace -- Disintegration -- Imperial failure -- Revolution -- Epilogue: legacies
The story of the "Black Boys," a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the American Revolution. Drawing on largely forgotten manuscript sources from archives across North America, Spero recasts the familiar narrative of the American Revolution to reveal how the West played a crucial role in igniting the flame of American independence.
0393634701 9780393634709
Croghan, George, 1720?-1782.
Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
Ottawa Indians--History.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783
Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.