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In this illuminating work of historical scholarship, Frederic Gregory Forsyth sheds light on a critical but often overlooked aspect of the American Revolution. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, Forsyth explores the experiences and perspectives of the United Empire Loyalists, a group of Americans who remained loyal to the British crown throughout the conflict. With meticulous attention to detail and a nuanced understanding of the period's political and social complexities, Forsyth paints a compelling portrait of this fascinating group of Americans. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. ...
Introduction -- Treason in colonial Pennsylvania -- Resistance and treason, 1765-1775 -- Treason against America, 1775-1776 -- From independence to invasion, 1776-1778 -- The winding path to the courthouse, 1778 -- The Philadelphia treason trials, 1778-1779 : forming the jury -- The Philadelphia treason trials, 1778-1779 : trial and deliberation -- Resentment and betrayal, 1779-1781 -- Peace, the constitution, and rebellion, 1781-1800 -- Conclusion.
As a country with enormous economic, military, and cultural power, the United States can seem an overwhelming neighbour - one that demands consideration by politicians, thinkers, and cultural figures. Prejudice and Pride examines and compares how English and French Canadian intellectuals viewed American society from 1891 to 1945. Based on over five hundred texts drawn largely from the era's periodical literature, the study reveals that English and French Canadian intellectuals shared common preoccupations with the United States, though the English tended to emphasize political issues and the French cultural issues. Damien-Claude Belanger's in-depth analysis of anti-American sentiment during this era divides Canadian thinkers less along language lines and more according to their political stance as right-wing, left-wing, or centrist. Significantly, the era's discourse regarding American life and the Canadian-American relationship was less an expression of nationalism or a reaction to US policy than it was about the expression of wider attitudes concerning modernity.