Liberty Men and Great Proprietors
Author: Alan Taylor
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2014-01-01
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 0807839973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.