While it lasted only sixteen months, King Philip’s War (1675-1676) was arguably one of the most significant of the colonial wars that wracked early America. As the first major military crisis to directly strike one of the Empire’s most important possessions: the Massachusetts Bay Colony, King Philip’s War marked the first time that Massachusetts had to mobilize mass numbers of ordinary, local men to fight. In this exhaustive social history and community study of Essex County, Massachusetts’s militia, Kyle F. Zelner boldly challenges traditional interpretations of who was called to serve during this period. Drawing on muster and pay lists as well as countless historical records, Zelner demonstrates that Essex County’s more upstanding citizens were often spared from impressments, while the “rabble” — criminals, drunkards, the poor— were forced to join active fighting units, with town militia committees selecting soldiers who would be least missed should they die in action. Enhanced by illustrations and maps, A Rabble in Arms shows that, despite heroic illusions of a universal military obligation, town fathers, to damaging effects, often placed local and personal interests above colonial military concerns.
Автор: Cristini Luca Stefano Название: The Landsknechts: German militiamen from late XV and XVI century ISBN: 8893270870 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788893270878 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5702.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Take a pub crawl through 12 Pennsylvania taverns with rebellious pasts, where the stakes were high and the rum was flowing. Meet the scalawags and insurrectionists of the American Revolution, Whiskey Rebellion, the boozy Fries Rebellion, the tumultuous Canal Era, the Underground Railroad, the Battle of Gettysburg (and the making of the movie ), the Molly Maguires, and Prohibition.
Savor the food and drink at these still-standing inns:
City Tavern, Philadelphia: Epicenter of revolt.
General Warren Historic Hospitality, Malvern: Espionage afoot.
Blue Bell Inn, Blue Bell: George Washington finds sanctuary.
McCoole's at the Historic Red Lion Inn, Quakertown: Rumbling for tax relief.
Tavern at the Sun Inn, Bethlehem: Crossroads of the Revolution.
Jean Bonnet Tavern, Bedford: Hotbed of the Whiskey Rebellion.
Black Bass Hotel, Lumberville: Life and much death on the canal.
Dobbin House Inn, Gettysburg: Underground Railroad safe harbor.
Farnsworth House Inn and Sweney's Tavern, Gettysburg: Bullets and bravado.
Wooden Keg Tavern, St. Clair: The fighting Molly Maguires.
Two Rivers Brewing Company, Easton: Speakeasy on the Delaware.
Horse Inn, Lancaster: Knock three times and whisper low.
Explore every nook, cranny, fireside, hiding place, secret door, and gallows. With her inquisitive nature and cheeky humor, author M. Diane McCormick uncovers the quirks and historical marvels that you won't find on the back of the menu.
Описание: The decade following the 1954 Brown versus Board of Education decision saw white southerners mobilize in massive resistance to racial integration. This title turns traditional top-down models of massive resistance on their head by telling the story of five far-right activists who led grassroots rebellions.
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