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Quarters, the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution, John Gilbert McCurdy

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Quarters, the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution, John Gilbert McCurdy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-301) and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Quarters

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

John Gilbert McCurdy

Sub title

the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution

Summary

"Examines both quartering British soldiers in America and how this led to the American Revolution and how debates that ensued shaped Americans' notions of military power and place. A transnational history that includes Canada and the Caribbean"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the importance of place in the age of Atlantic revolutions -- Houses : the rise of domestic privacy -- Barracks : constructing a colonial military infrastructure -- Empire : drafting and implementing the Quartering Act -- Borderland : Native Americans, soldiers, and colonists in the backcountry -- Cities and towns : accommodation and eviction of the British Army -- Nation : American armies and the march toward independence -- Epilogue : the Third Amendment and the shadow of quartering

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Accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution

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