Three Peoples, One King: Loyalists, Indians, and Slaves in the American Revolutionary South, 1775-1782

By Jim Piecuch

Book Overview

Three Peoples, One King explores the contributions and conjoined fates of Loyalists, Indians, and slaves who stood with the British Empire in the Deep South colonies during the American Revolution. Challenging the traditional view that British efforts to regain control of the southern colonies were undermined by a lack of local support, Jim Piecuch demonstrates the breadth of loyal assistance provided by these three groups in South Carolina, Georgia, and East and West Florida. Piecuch attributes the ultimate failure of the Crown's southern campaign to the ruthless program of violent suppression of Loyalist forces carried out by the revolutionaries and Britain's inability to capitalize fully on the support available. In the process of revisiting some cherished opinions respecting the Revolution, Piecuch provides a compelling alternative to long-held notions of heroism and villainy in America's war for independence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161117192X
• ISBN13: 9781611171921
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"