The Tory's Wife A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America |
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| Author:
| Kierner, Cynthia A. |
| Series title: | The Revolutionary Age Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4991-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2023 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.60 |
Book Description:
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By focusing on the wife of a middling backcountry farmer, historian Cynthia Kierner shows how the American Revolution not only toppled long-established political hierarchies but also strained family ties and drew women into the public sphere to claim both citizenship and rights.
By focusing on the wife of a middling backcountry farmer, historian Cynthia Kierner shows how the American Revolution not only toppled long-established political hierarchies but also strained family ties and drew women into the public sphere to claim both citizenship and rights.