The American Revolution sharply divided families and towns on Long Island. Washington’s defeat at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 started seven years of British occupation. Patriot sympathizers were subject to loyalty oaths; theft of property and the quartering of soldiers in their homes. Those who crossed the British were jailed on prison ships in Wallabout Bay in Brooklyn; where an estimated eleven thousand people died of disease and starvation. Some fought back with acts of sabotage and espionage. Washington’s famed Culper spy ring in Oyster Bay; Setauket and other areas successfully tracked British movements. Dr. Joanne S. Grasso explores the story of an island at war.
#217121 in Books Jonathan Boyarin 2012-12-28 2012-12-28Format: Large PrintOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x .91 x 7.75l; 1.71 #File Name: 1459605527400 pagesThe Unconverted Self
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Large print edition is hard to readBy CustomerThis "Read How You Want" paperback edition is set in 16 point sans-serif type; which is awful to read. It seems you have to get the hardcover edition from UK for normal type. Returning this one.
