Marian Mathison Desrosiers

The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution

Liberty and the Costs of Loyalties

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Produktbeschreibung

When Thomas Banister fought for the British during the American Revolution, his farm and business were confiscated. He was exiled in far-off Nova Scotia, before he returned to a secluded life on Long Island. His older brother, John Banister married with a child, swore allegiance to the United Colonies, then witnessed the destruction of his Newport lands by the British Army. Convinced British laws supported remuneration, John left for England, where he sought justice for four years. His wife, Christian Stelle Banister, managed the family property and raised their son while the state threatened confiscation and the French Army lived in Newport. Tracing the lives of three young Americans during the Revolution, this study of the Banister family of Rhode Island contributes to an understanding of the war's effects on the lives of ordinary people.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781476681542
• ISBN-10: 1476681546
• Artikelnr.: 69128998

Autorenporträt

Marian Mathison Desrosiers, a two-time Fulbright scholar, teaches history at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Publications include historical biographies on Colonel Mary Agnes Brown of the Women's Army Corps and Justice Florence Kerins Murray of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
The Revolution Begins 2.
British Garrison at Newport and Stronghold on Long Island, 1776-1778 3.
War Clouds Over Rhode Island, 1778 4.
A Year of Decisions, 1779 5.
Separations of 1780-1782 6.
Unsettled and Everchanging, 1783-1784 7.
Thomas Banister States His Case as a Loyalist 8.
The Banisters of Newport, Last of the Name Conclusion Appendix A: Court Cases in Boston and the Banister Family Appendix B: Banister and a North Carolina Plantation Appendix C: Robert Feke Portraits and the Banister Family Appendix D: Gilbert Stuart Paintings and the Banister Family Chapter Notes Bibliography Index