Frontier rebels : the fight for independence in the American West, 1765-1776 /

"The untold story of the "Black Boys," a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the American Revolution. In Frontier Rebels, historian Patrick Spero tells the story of the Black Boys, a band of rebels whose protests ignited the American Revolution. In 1765, as the Sta...

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Main Author: Spero, Patrick, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.