Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War

by Thomas B. Allen · 2010

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From historian Thomas B. Allen, author of Remember Pearl Harborand George Washington, Spy Mastercomes a sweeping, dramatic history of the Americans who fought alongside the British on the losing side of the American Revolution. Allen's compelling account comprises an epic story with a personal core, an American narrative certain to spellbind readers of Tom Fleming, David McCullough, and Joseph Ellis. The first book in over thirty years on this topic in Revolution War history, Tories incorporates new research and previously unavailable material drawn from foreign archives, telling the riveting story of bitter internecine conflict during the tumultuous birth of a nation.

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American RevolutionAmerican RevolutionMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 468 pages

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