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The Tory's wife : a woman and her family in Revolutionary America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Series:Revolutionary age (Charlottesville, Va.)
Subjects:
Spurgin, Jane Welborn, > 1736-1803.
Spurgin, William, > 1734-1806.
Abandoned wives > North Carolina > Biography.
American loyalists > North Carolina > Biography.
Runaway husbands > North Carolina > Biography.
North Carolina > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Women.
North Carolina > Biography.
1775-1783
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Woman on the Verge
  • Settling the Backcountry
  • An Enemy to His Country
  • William's War
  • Jane's World
  • The Tory's Wife
  • The Common Rights of Other Citizens
  • Postscript: Remembering the Revolution.