| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
The Revolutionary Age |
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Revolutionary age (Charlottesville, Va.)
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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 |
| Summary |
"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 |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 11, 2023) |
| Subject |
Spurgin, Jane Welborn, 1736-1803.
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Spurgin, William, 1734-1806.
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Abandoned wives -- North Carolina -- Biography
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American loyalists -- North Carolina -- Biography
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Runaway husbands -- North Carolina -- Biography
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Abandoned wives
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American loyalists
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Runaway husbands
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Women
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| SUBJECT |
North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092488
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Women
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North Carolina -- Biography
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| Subject |
North Carolina
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023003674 |
| ISBN |
9780813949932 |
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0813949939 |
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