| Liberty Men and Great Proprietors Contributor(s): Taylor, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807842826 ISBN-13: 9780807842829 Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North C OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1990 Annotation: This detailed exploration of the settlement of Maine beginning in the late eighteenth century illuminates the violent, widespread contests along the American frontier that served to define and complete the American Revolution. Taylor shows how Maine's militant settlers organized secret companies to defend their populist understanding of the Revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 974.1 |
| LCCN: 89024790 |
| Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 408 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Maine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This detailed exploration of the settlement of Maine beginning in the late eighteenth century illuminates the violent, widespread contests along the American frontier that served to define and complete the American Revolution. Taylor shows how Maine's militant settlers organized secret companies to defend their populist understanding of the Revolution. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Alan: - Alan Taylor is professor of history at the University of California, Davis, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic. |