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Tories: Fighting for the King in America’s First Civil War – A Sweeping History of Loyalists and the Birth of a Nation

by Thomas B. Allen (Author) Format: Paperback
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From historian Thomas B. Allen, author of Remember Pearl Harbor and George Washington, Spy Master comes a sweeping, dramatic history of the Americans who fought alongside the British on the losing side of the American Revolution. Allen’s compelling account comprises an epic story with a personal core, an American narrative certain to spellbind readers of Tom Fleming, David McCullough, and Joseph Ellis. The first book in over thirty years on this topic in Revolution War history, Tories incorporates new research and previously unavailable material drawn from foreign archives, telling the riveting story of bitter internecine conflict during the tumultuous birth of a nation.

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  1. Print length
    496 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Harper Paperbacks
  4. Publication date
    November 22, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    5.31 x 1.12 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0061241814
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0061241819
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“A good history book transports the reader back to an era; a great history book causes the reader to reflect on current events through different eyes and different times. Tories does that. Halfway through the book I began to wonder which side our current crop to Tea Party Patriots would have chosen during the Revolutionary War, and by the end of the book, I was wondering which side I would have chosen.” - Historical Novel Review

“A lively account of the colonists who remained loyal to King George during the Revolutionary War.” - Kirkus Reviews

“[A]n original and copiously sourced history of the war’s losers…” - The Economist

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The American Revolution was not simply a battle between the independence-minded colonists and the oppressive British. As Thomas B. Allen reminds us, it was also a savage and often deeply personal civil war, in which conflicting visions of America pitted neighbor against neighbor and Patriot against Tory on the battlefield, on the village green, and even in church.

In this outstanding and vital history, Allen tells the complete story of the Tories, tracing their lives and experiences throughout the revolutionary period. Based on documents in archives from Nova Scotia to London, Tories adds a fresh perspective to our knowledge of the Revolution and sheds an important new light on the little-known figures whose lives were forever changed when they remained faithful to their mother country.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Paperbacks
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2011
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061241814
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061241819
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 1.12 x 8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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    4.4 out of 5 stars (145)

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I have been writing since my teen years, when I covered high school sports for my hometown newspaper, The Herald, in Bridgeport, Conn.

I continued working at the paper while I was in college. In the mid-1950s I began working for The New York Daily News, writing feature stories. In 1963, I left The News, going to Chilton Books in Philadelphia, and then to the National Geographic Book Division. I began freelancing in 1981, but I continued contributing to Geographic publications.

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