The loyal son
Subtitle: the war in Ben Franklin's house
By: Daniel Mark Epstein
Edition: First edition.
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780345544216
Subjects: Politics and government; Governors; American loyalists; Statesmen's children; Biography; Statesmen
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: a night journey, 1731; title: Part I. Sons of the empire; title: Americans in London: September 22, 1761; title: Colonial contemporaries, 1753; title: Defenses and engagements; title: Challenges, 1757; title: Triumphs; title: Part II. America and her children; title: America, 1763; title: A frenzy or madness; title: Blood and money; title: Rebellion, 1772-73; title: A thorough government man; title: Two roads; title: Part III. War; title: Trevose, 1775; title: The last word; title: The reckoning, 1776; title: Paterfamilias; title: The dark night of the soul; title: Part IV. Danse macabre; title: The scene of action, 1778-81; title: Captain Huddy and the dance of death; title: Going home; title: Epilogue, 1785-1823.