British Friends of the American Revolution

by Jerome R. Reich

Overview

This volume profiles a dozen British men and women, who, for varying reasons, opposed the policy of the British government towards its 13 colonies before and during the American Revolution. Their actions helped prepare the way for the recognition of the United States as an independent nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765600745
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/1997
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dr. Jerome R. Reich received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is professor of history at Chicago State University. His special field of expertise is the study of protest movements and rebellions of the colonial period. He is the author of Jacob Leisler's Rebellion: A Study of Democracy in New York, 1664-1720; Colonial America; and numerous textbooks and articles on United States, African American, and world history. This volume is the culmination of his research on conflicting political ideologies current in England and America during the second half of the eighteenth century and those English individuals who attempted-albeit unsuccessfully-to reconcile them.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Stage and the Players; Chapter 2 Governor Pownall, Dean Tucker, and Major John Cartwright: Practical Idealists or Wishful Thinkers?; Chapter 3 Pitt, Burke, and American Policy, 1763-1770; Chapter 4 "Birds of a Feather": John Wilkes and John Home Tooke; Chapter 5 The "Honest Whigs"; Chapter 6 The Coercive Acts and Their Opponents: A Study in Futility; Chapter 7 A Dire Prediction; Chapter 8 The House of Lords; Chapter 9 Richard Price: Apostle of Liberty; Chapter 10 The Single Legal Victim of the American Revolution; Chapter 11 Dean Tucker: He Told Them So!; Chapter 12 Governor Pownall Fights to the Finish; Chapter 13 David Hartley: Amateur Diplomat; Chapter 14 Charles James Fox: The Life of the Party; Chapter 15 "Peace, Peace, When There Is No Peace"; Chapter 16 Summary and Conclusions.

Editorial Reviews

Traces the motivations of prominent political figures in England who supported the American Revolution, in the context of political developments in 18th-century England and America. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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