Thirteen Clocks How Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence [#1021668]

Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture) by Robert G. Parkinson
English | May 10, 2021 | ISBN: 1469662566, 1469662574, 9781469662589 | True EPUB | 248 pages | 8.5 MB
In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time. So how did these American colonies overcome long odds to create a durable union capable of declaring independence from Britain? In this powerful new history of the fifteen tense months that culminated in the Declaration of Independence, Robert G. Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear. Tracing the circulation of information in the colonial news systems that linked patriot leaders and average colonists, Parkinson reveals how the system's participants constructed a compelling drama featuring virtuous men who suddenly found themselves threatened by ruthless Indians and defiant slaves acting on behalf of the king.