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The common cause : creating race and nation in the American Revolution /

"In this pathbreaking book, Robert Parkinson argues that to unify the patriot side, political and communications leaders linked British tyranny to colonial prejudices, stereotypes, and fears about insurrectionary slaves and violent Indians. Manipulating newspaper networks, Washington, Jefferson...

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Main Author: Parkinson, Robert G., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Subjects and Genres:
Racism > United States > History > 18th century.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Propaganda.
United States.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Social aspects.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • "A work of difficulty": communication networks, newspapers, and the common cause
  • Interlude: the "shot heard 'round the world" revisited
  • "Britain has found means to unite us": 1775
  • Merciless savages, domestic insurrectionists, and foreign mercenaries: independence
  • "By the American Revolution you are now free": sticking together in trying times
  • "It is the cause of heaven against hell": to the Carlisle Commission, 1777-1778
  • Interlude: Franklin and Lafayette's "Little book"
  • "A striking picture of barbarity": Wyoming to the disaster at Savannah, 1778-1779
  • "This class of Britain's heroes": From the fall of Charleston to Yorktown
  • "The substance is truth": after Yorktown, 1782-1783
  • "New provocations": The political and cultural consequences of revolutionary war stories.
  • "A Work of Difficulty": Communication networks, newspapers, and the common cause
  • Interlude: the "Shot Heard 'round the World" revisited
  • "Britain Has Found Means to Unite Us": 1775
  • Merciless savages, domestic insurrectionists, and foreign mercenaries: Independence
  • "By the American Revolution You Are Now Free": Sticking together in trying times
  • "It Is the Cause of Heaven against Hell": To the Carlisle Commission, 1777-1778
  • Interlude: Franklin and Lafayette's "Little Book"
  • "A Striking Picture of Barbarity": Wyoming to the disaster at Savannah, 1778-1779
  • "This Class of Britain's Heroes": From the fall of Charleston to Yorktown
  • "The Substance is Truth": After Yorktown, 1782-1783
  • "New Provocations": The political and cultural consequences of revolutionary war stories
  • Appendix A: A note on newspapers during the Revolutionary War
  • Appendix B: Pennsylvania Journal subscription books
  • Appendix C: Contents of Pennsylvania Journal, 1775.

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