The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution: Liberty and the Costs of Loyalties
Author:   Marian Mathison Desrosiers
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9781476681542


Pages:   313
Publication Date:   25 December 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution: Liberty and the Costs of Loyalties


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Author:   Marian Mathison Desrosiers
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9781476681542


ISBN 10:   1476681546
Pages:   313
Publication Date:   25 December 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. The Revolution Begins 2. British Garrison at Newport and Stronghold on Long Island, 1776–1778 3. War Clouds Over Rhode Island, 1778 4. A Year of Decisions, 1779 5. Separations of 1780–1782 6. Unsettled and Everchanging, 1783–1784 7. Thomas Banister States His Case as a Loyalist 8. The Banisters of Newport, Last of the Name Conclusion Appendix A: Court Cases in Boston and the Banister Family Appendix B: Banister and a North Carolina Plantation Appendix C: Robert Feke Portraits and the Banister Family Appendix D: Gilbert Stuart Paintings and the Banister Family Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"""Comprehensive and well-written...The rise and fall of the Banister family came to life...takes the reader on a journey of a family and 'how momentous decisions about liberty and loyalty affected Americans during the War for Independence.""--Newport this Week"


“Comprehensive and well-written…The rise and fall of the Banister family came to life…takes the reader on a journey of a family and ‘how momentous decisions about liberty and loyalty affected Americans during the War for Independence.”—Newport this Week


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Marian Mathison Desrosiers, PhD, a two-time Fulbright scholar, taught history at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Publications include historical biographies on Colonel Mary Agnes Brown of the Women’s Army Corps and Justice Florence Kerins Murray of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

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