{"product_id":"that-ever-loyal-island-staten-island-and-the-american-revolution-paperback-softback-9780814767665","title":"That Ever Loyal Island; Staten Island and the American Revolution (Paperback \/ softback) 9780814767665","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThat Ever Loyal Island\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStaten Island and the American Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhillip Papas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814767665\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e185 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.277 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Papas has done us a service by revealing the anguish and monumental stresses of the American Revolution\" (American Historical Review) \"In his crisp That Ever Loyal Island, Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral.\" (Journal of American History) \"Is not only a micro-history, it provides lessons in the winningand keepingthe \u0026amp; hearts and minds of a local civilian population.\u003cbr point beautifully written richly descriptive and thoroughly-researched account of the importance staten island in american revolution. this is an important book demonstrating that a close examination analysis local politics economics social structure can hold key to understanding national history. carol berkin revolutionary mothers excellent booksuccinct yet deeply researched well filled with telling bits evidence worked smoothly into interpretive narrative. insightful study. robert calhoon loyalists america admirable historythoroughly clearly persuasively argued. it adds significantly what we have known about identity intensity hostility they faced during war middle colonies. journal military history\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf crucial strategic importance to both the British and the Continental Army, Staten Island was, for a good part of the American Revolution, a bastion of Loyalist support. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Phillip Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War.\u003cbr\u003e Papas traces Staten Island's political sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong allegiance to the Anglican Church, on the eve of war it was in Staten Island's self-interest to throw its support behind the British, in order to maintain its favorable economic, social, and political climate. \u003cbr\u003e Over the course of the conflict, continual occupation and attack by invading armies deeply eroded Staten Island's natural and other resources, and these pressures, combined with general war weariness, created fissures among the residents of \"that ever loyal island,\" with Loyalist neighbors fighting against Patriot neighbors in a civil war. Papas's thoughtful study reminds us that the Revolution was both a civil war and a war for independence—a duality that is best viewed from a local perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52744621752600,"sku":"9780814767665","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/that-ever-loyal-island-staten-island-and-the-american-revolution-paperback-softback-9780814767665","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}