The Road to Independence: The Revolutionary Movement in New York, 1773-1777

In this description and analysis of the organization of the revolutionary movement in New York, Bernard Mason focuses upon the intricate political alignments which the cause of independence created. He finds that the revolutionaries, contrary to the long-standing thesis, formed a decisive majority, although their effectiveness was hampered by vacillation and by a protracted struggle for leadership. Despite the timidity of the Whig leaders, the polemicists gave vent to their militancy and public

Author: Bernard Mason
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780813153254

About the Author

Bernard Mason is an associate professor of history with the State University of New York at Binghamton.

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