| Series |
The revolutionary age
Revolutionary age (Charlottesville, Va.) ^A1458109
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| Contents |
Introduction: Woman on the Verge -- Settling the Backcountry -- An Enemy to His Country -- William's War -- Jane's World -- The Tory's Wife -- The Common Rights of Other Citizens -- Postscript: Remembering the Revolution. |
| Abstract |
"A microhistory in the form of a biography of Jane Welborn Spurgin, an outspoken supporter of the Revolution whose husband was a Tory who bore arms for the king during the American war. Her story illustrates the rifts and conflicts but also the opportunities the Revolutionary War created for Americans, male and female, as they fought for and thought through independence"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958- Tory's wife Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023 9780813949932 |
| Genre/form | Biographies |
| Genre/form | History |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2023003673 |
| ISBN | 9780813949918 |
| ISBN | 0813949912 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
