Divided Loyaltiesby Richard M. Ketchum | |
| Category: |
"U.S. History - Political" |
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| Pages: | 386 |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Date Added: | 08/07/2006 |
| Date Read: | 01/22/2003 |
| Notes: | Ketchum uses New York City as the backdrop to describe the events that ultimately led to war, beginning with British Prime Minister Walpole's policy of "salutary neglect" (i.e., the Colonies were best served by avoiding war, encouraging trade, and keeping taxes low) to George III's efforts to tax the Colonies to pay war debts and his rejection of a final peace proposal in 1775. Ketchum uses two prominent New York families, the DeLanceys and the Livingstons, one with loyalist tendencies and the other patriotic, to illustrate the complex issues that not only divided the country but split families and set neighbor against neighbor. |
| My Rating: | 7 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2008-08-20 12:29:03
