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Author Johnson, Donald F., 1984- author.

Title Occupied America : British military rule and the experience of revolution / Donald F. Johnson
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Early American studies
Early American studies.
Contents Introduction. The experience of occupation -- Revolutionary occupations -- Collaborator regimes -- Within the lines -- Starving amid plenty -- Ambiguous allegiances -- Making peace -- Epilogue. Forgetting occupation
Summary In Occupied America, Donald F. Johnson chronicles the everyday lives of ordinary people living under British military occupation during the American Revolution. Focusing on port cities, Johnson recovers how Americans navigated dire hardships, balanced competing attempts to secure their loyalty, and in the end rejected restored royal rule
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 10, 2020)
Subject Military occupation.
HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Military occupation
SUBJECT United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140139
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140145
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0812297458
9780812297454