Black Patriots and Loyalists: Fighting for Emancipation in the War for Independence - Alan Gilbert - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226293073 - May 11, 2012
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Black Patriots and Loyalists: Fighting for Emancipation in the War for Independence

Alan Gilbert

Black Patriots and Loyalists: Fighting for Emancipation in the War for Independence

We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. In this book", the author asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs.


344 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 11, 2012
ISBN13 9780226293073
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 344
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 27 mm   ·   640 g

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