Frontier rebels
Subtitle: the fight for independence in the American west, 1765-1776
Edition: First editon.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780393634709
Subjects: Ottawa Indians; Frontier and pioneer life; History
Description: "The untold story of the "Black Boys," a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the American Revolution. --Drawing on largely forgotten manuscript sources from archives across North America, Patrick Spero recasts the familiar narrative of the American Revolution, moving the action from the Eastern Seaboard to the treacherous western frontier. In spellbinding detail, Frontier Rebels reveals an often-overlooked truth: the West played a crucial role in igniting the flame of American independence." - provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Preface: the crisis of empire; title: Setting the stage; title: The mission; title: The convoy departs; title: The attack; title: Transformation; title: Crisis; title: Independence; title: The Elusive peace; title: Disintergration; title: Imperial failure; title: Revolution; title: Epilogue: legacies