The Loyalists in the American Revolution [Paperback]

Claude H. Van Tyne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1902

Written by the famous Harvard historian in 1922, this is the story of the over 100,000 loyalists, killed or forced to emigrate during America's War of Independence. In numbers, historically it is only comparable to the fates of the Moors of Spain and the Huguenots of France.

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Simon Publications (December 1, 1902)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193131344X
• ISBN-13: 978-1931313445
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,853,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history of the Loyalist plight during the war., November 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Loyalists in the American Revolution (Paperback)

Van Tyne's work is widely quoted and referenced in subsequent, less intense works on the plight of the Loyalists during the American Revolution. His intense research of newspaper accounts, letters, journals and papers of prominent loyalists of the period, has resulted in a work which is considered today a classic. The files of the Loyalist newspaper "Rivington's Gazette" proved to be invaluable regarding the plight and activities of the Loyalists. Van Tyne looks at the origin and evolution of the Loyalists movement, anti-loyalist legislation by the revolutionary government, and treatment of Loyalists including confiscation of property and restriction of civil liberties. He also addresses the British governbment's attitude and policies toward the Loyalists, their support and compensation during the war along with the British army involvement in the raising, support and joint operations with Loyalists units in the Colonies. Three appendices address Loyalists declarations, test laws by different states to restrict activities and principle laws enacted against Loyalists by each state. Van Tyne was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1930 for his work on the American Revolution. This is an excellent, readable, well documented work.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential reference book regarding loyalists., July 29, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: The Loyalists in the American Revolution. (American classics in history and social science, 167) (Hardcover)

One of the first and, I believe, one of the best comprehensive studies of American loyalists. Certainly an important starting point for anyone seriously interested in studying loyalism. It's clear and to the point. It also manages to avoid sentimentalizing its subjects

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Words can't describe it, September 17, 2004

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Mr. Mickey J. Wind (douglaston, ny United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Loyalists in the American Revolution (Paperback)

This is one of the top 3 books ever written about the Loyalists during the American Revolution. It describes their politics, their life as soldiers and their relations with the British.

It is shameful how books lump the Loyalists in with the British, when they are clearly just Americans fighting for their beliefs and their country, as they saw it at the time. Considering their numbers, the loyalists should never be forgotten.

I especially liked the reprinting of the Loyalist version of the Declaration of Independence (from Congress). It truly does show that history is not what you are taught in school. A+