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Book/Printed Material Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution

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Title

  • Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution

Summary

  • "Examines both quartering British soldiers in America and how this led to the American Revolution and how debates that ensued shaped Americans' notions of military power and place. A transnational history that includes Canada and the Caribbean"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972- author

Created / Published

  • Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.

Contents

  • Introduction : the importance of place in the age of Atlantic revolutions -- Houses : the rise of domestic privacy -- Barracks : constructing a colonial military infrastructure -- Empire : drafting and implementing the Quartering Act -- Borderland : Native Americans, soldiers, and colonists in the backcountry -- Cities and towns : accommodation and eviction of the British Army -- Nation : American armies and the march toward independence -- Epilogue : the Third Amendment and the shadow of quartering.

Headings

  • -  Great Britain.--Quartering Act (1765)
  • -  Soldiers--Billeting--United States--History--18th century
  • -  Soldiers--Billeting--North America--History--18th century
  • -  Requisitions, Military--United States--History--18th century
  • -  Requisitions, Military--North America--History--18th century
  • -  Great Britain.--Army--Barracks and quarters--History--18th century
  • -  United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
  • -  United States--History, Military--18th century
  • -  United States.--Constitution.--3rd Amendment--History

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E215.4

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019004115

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Chicago citation style:

Mccurdy, John Gilbert, Author. Quarters: the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019.

APA citation style:

McCurdy, J. G. (2019) Quarters: the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

MLA citation style:

Mccurdy, John Gilbert, Author. Quarters: the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019.