An Empire Divided by Andrew Jackson O'shaughnessy

An Empire Divided by Andrew Jackson O'shaughnessy

"O'Shaughnessy's excellent, clearly written book is an important contribution to Caribbean and US history. He successfully explains why the Caribbean colonists, far from supporting the American Revolution, preferred to keep the British empire intact... Highly recommended."-Choice

"Promises to reshape the way Americans think of the Revolution"—Publishers Weekly

"The best word on a subject basic to American and Caribbean history."—Kirkus Reviews

"O'Shaughnessy demonstrates in compelling detail and strong narrative why understanding the West Indies during the American Revolution is important to understanding the Revolution itself."—Edward Countryman, Southern Methodist University

"Immensely significant."—John J. McCusker, Trinity University

"This book will enrich debates not only about white society in the West Indies or about the scope of the American Revolution but also about the nature of the British Atlantic world of the eighteenth century."—Peter J. Marshall, King's College, London

"A well-organized, thought-provoking, masterly narrative history."—Military Review

"Succeeds admirably in restoring the British West Indies to its central place within the war that divided an empire."—Georgia Historical Quarterly

"O'Shaughnessy's fine book is to be recommended to all who are interested in the American Revolution and in the political contours of the British Atlantic empire."—American Studies

"O'Shaughnessy's excellent, clearly written book is an important contribution to Caribbean and U.S. history. He successfully explains why the Caribbean colonists, far from supporting the American Revolution, preferred to keep the British empire intact. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice

Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy is the Saunders Director of the Robert H.Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello and Professor of History at the University of Virginia.

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ISBN 13	9780812217322
ISBN 10	0812217322
Title	An Empire Divided
Author	Andrew Jackson O'shaughnessy
Series	Early American Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Pennsylvania Press
Year published	2000-07-18
Number of pages	376
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