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PublisherNew York University Press

ISBN-100814767664

ISBN-139780814767665

eBay Product ID (ePID)71688375

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Number of Pages186 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameThat Ever Loyal Island : Staten Island and the American Revolution

SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Military / United States, Sociology / Urban

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

AuthorPhillip Papas

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"An excellent book-succinct yet deeply researched, well written and filled with telling bits of evidence worked smoothly into an interpretive narrative. An insightful, important study." - Robert Calhoon, author of The Loyalists in Revolutionary America, 1760-1781, "This is an admirable history--thoroughly researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued. It adds significantly to what we have known about the identity of Loyalists and the intensity of the hostility that they faced during the Revolutionary War in the middle colonies." - The Journal of Military History, Is not only a micro-history, it provides lessons in the winning-and keeping-the 'hearts and minds' of a local civilian population., "In his crisp That Ever Loyal Island, Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral." - Journal of American History ,, "Is not only a micro-history, it provides lessons in the winning--and keeping--the 'hearts and minds' of a local civilian population." - On Point, "Is not only a micro-history, it provides lessons in the winning-and keeping-the 'hearts and minds' of a local civilian population." - On Point ,, "This is an admirable history-thoroughly researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued. It adds significantly to what we have known about the identity of Loyalists and the intensity of the hostility that they faced during the Revolutionary War in the middle colonies." -The Journal of Military History, "In his crispThat Ever Loyal Island, Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral." -Journal of American History, A beautifully written, richly descriptive, and thoroughly-researched account of the importance of Staten Island in the American Revolution. This is an important book, demonstrating that a close examination and analysis of local politics, economics, and social structure can hold the key to understanding national history., "This is an admirable history-thoroughly researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued. It adds significantly to what we have known about the identity of Loyalists and the intensity of the hostility that they faced during the Revolutionary War in the middle colonies." - The Journal of Military History ,, This is an admirable historythoroughly researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued. It adds significantly to what we have known about the identity of Loyalists and the intensity of the hostility that they faced during the Revolutionary War in the middle colonies.|9780814767665|, "In his crisp That Ever Loyal Island, Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral." - Journal of American History, "Papas has done us a service by revealing the anguish and monumental stresses of the American Revolution" - American Historical Review, "An excellent book-succinct yet deeply researched, well written and filled with telling bits of evidence worked smoothly into an interpretive narrative. An insightful, important study." - Robert Calhoon, author ofThe Loyalists in Revolutionary America, 1760-1781, Papas has done us a service by revealing the anguish and monumental stresses of the American Revolution, An excellent booksuccinct yet deeply researched, well written and filled with telling bits of evidence worked smoothly into an interpretive narrative. An insightful, important study., "A beautifully written, richly descriptive, and thoroughly-researched account of the importance of Staten Island in the American Revolution. This is an important book, demonstrating that a close examination and analysis of local politics, economics, and social structure can hold the key to understanding national history." - Carol Berkin, author ofRevolutionary Mothers, "In his crispThat Ever Loyal Island, Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral."Journal of American History"This is an admirable history thoroughly researched, clearly written and persuasively argued. It adds significantly to what we have known about the identity of Loyalists and the intensity of the hostility that they faced during the Revolutionary War in the middle of the colonies"Journal of Military History, "In his crisp That Ever Loyal Island , Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral." - Journal of American History, Is not only a micro-history, it provides lessons in the winningand keepingthe & hearts and minds of a local civilian population.|9780814767665|, In his crisp That Ever Loyal Island, Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral., "Is not only a micro-history, it provides lessons in the winning-and keeping-the 'hearts and minds' of a local civilian population." -On Point, "Is not only a micro-history, it provides lessons in the winning-and keeping-the 'hearts and minds' of a local civilian population." - On Point, This is an admirable history-thoroughly researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued. It adds significantly to what we have known about the identity of Loyalists and the intensity of the hostility that they faced during the Revolutionary War in the middle colonies., "This is an admirable history-thoroughly researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued. It adds significantly to what we have known about the identity of Loyalists and the intensity of the hostility that they faced during the Revolutionary War in the middle colonies." - The Journal of Military History, "A beautifully written, richly descriptive, and thoroughly-researched account of the importance of Staten Island in the American Revolution. This is an important book, demonstrating that a close examination and analysis of local politics, economics, and social structure can hold the key to understanding national history." - Carol Berkin, author of Revolutionary Mothers, In his crisp That Ever Loyal Island , Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral., "A beautifully written, richly descriptive, and thoroughly-researched account of the importance of Staten Island in the American Revolution. This is an important book, demonstrating that a close examination and analysis of local politics, economics, and social structure can hold the key to understanding national history." -Carol Berkin,author of Revolutionary Mothers, An excellent book-succinct yet deeply researched, well written and filled with telling bits of evidence worked smoothly into an interpretive narrative. An insightful, important study., "In his crisp That Ever Loyal Island , Papas explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Staten Island during the Revolutionary War to explain why many of them sided with the British instead of joining the American revolutionaries or remaining neutral." - Journal of American History ,, "An excellent book-succinct yet deeply researched, well written and filled with telling bits of evidence worked smoothly into an interpretive narrative. An insightful, important study." -Robert Calhoon,author of The Loyalists in Revolutionary America, 1760-1781

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal974.7/02

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction1 The Crossroads of the Middle Colonies: The People, Society, and Environment of Staten Island 2 "An Unfriendly Disposition Towards the Liberties of America": Staten Islanders and the Colonial Resistance Movement 3 "As the Tempest Approaches": Staten Island and the Whig Defense of New York City 4 "Our Inveterate Enemies": Staten Islanders and the Arrival of the British Fleet at New York 5 The Price of Loyalty Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

SynopsisOf crucial strategic importance to both the British and the Continental Army, Staten Island was, for a good part of the American Revolution, a bastion of Loyalist support. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Phillip Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Papas traces Staten Island's political sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong allegiance to the Anglican Church, on the eve of war it was in Staten Island's self-interest to throw its support behind the British, in order to maintain its favorable economic, social, and political climate. Over the course of the conflict, continual occupation and attack by invading armies deeply eroded Staten Island's natural and other resources, and these pressures, combined with general war weariness, created fissures among the residents of "that ever loyal island," with Loyalist neighbors fighting against Patriot neighbors in a civil war. Papas's thoughtful study reminds us that the Revolution was both a civil war and a war for independence--a duality that is best viewed from a local perspective., Traces Staten Island's political sympathies in the American Revolution to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change., Of crucial strategic importance to both the British and the Continental Army, Staten Island was, for a good part of the American Revolution, a bastion of Loyalist support. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Phillip Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Papas traces Staten Island's political sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong allegiance to the Anglican Church, on the eve of war it was in Staten Island's self-interest to throw its support behind the British, in order to maintain its favorable economic, social, and political climate. Over the course of the conflict, continual occupation and attack by invading armies deeply eroded Staten Island's natural and other resources, and these pressures, combined with general war weariness, created fissures among the residents of "that ever loyal island," with Loyalist neighbors fighting against Patriot neighbors in a civil war. Papas's thoughtful study reminds us that the Revolution was both a civil war and a war for independence-a duality that is best viewed from a local perspective.

LC Classification NumberF127.S7