Nobody Men: Neutrality, Loyalties, and Family in the American Revolution

At least one¿third of the colonial population were neutrals during the American Revolution, yet they have rarely featured in narratives that shape our ideas about the conflict. By following a single transatlantic family, the Crugers, historian Travis Glasson puts neutrals-the "nobody men"-at the center of this tumultuous period's history.

Like most neutrals, the Crugers prioritized peace above any specific constitutional arrangement and sought ways out of the military struggle. The Crugers w...