| Contents |
Introduction: The Brethren -- Along the sound -- Protestants -- Revolution -- July fifth -- Conventions of the people -- The house of fear -- Becoming known, becoming loyalists -- The sword and the scale -- The return of the father -- Aftermaths -- Conclusion: A great change of seasons. |
| Abstract |
"In 1777 North Carolina farmers planned a coup against local patriots. Brendan McConville shows they were motivated not by Crown loyalty but by love of individual and religious liberty, as they understood them. Complicating revolutionary narratives, the plotters feared American independence would usher in the very tyranny it claimed to contest"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2021010226 |
| ISBN | 9780674249165 hardcover |
| ISBN | 067424916X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
