Our first Civil War [LP] : patriots and loyalists in the American Revolution
by Brands, H. W. (Author)
Summary
What causes people to forsake their country and take arms against it? George Washington in the 1770s stood at the apex of Virginia society. Benjamin Franklin was more successful still, having risen from humble origins to world fame. John Adams revered the law. Yet all three men became rebels against... Full description
- Prologue
- Seeds of doubt
- When the winds blow
- So widely different
- Can a virtuous man hesitate?
- Rebellion to tyrants
- A scene of horror and distress
- Malignant faction
- Lawrence Growden's daughter
- Treason of the deepest dye
- Up goes Huddy
- Never a good war.