QUARTERS; The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution
by John Gilbert McCurdy
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1501736604
- ISBN 13
- 9781501736605
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About This Item
Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press,, 2019. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,. cloth, dust jacket, 313 pages, illustrated, index, a very good copy,When Americans declared independence in 1776, they cited King George III "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." In Quarters, John Gilbert McCurdy explores the social and political history behind the charge, offering an authoritative account of the housing of British soldiers in America. Providing new interpretations and analysis of the Quartering Act of 1765, McCurdy sheds light on a misunderstood aspect of the American Revolution..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11255943
- Title
- QUARTERS; The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution
- Author
- John Gilbert McCurdy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1501736604
- ISBN 13
- 9781501736605
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press,
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca; London
- Date Published
- 2019
- Size
- 8 vo,
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY / Military / United States. Soldiers -- Billeting -- United States -- History -- 18th century., Soldiers -- Billeting -- North America -- History -- 18th century., Requisitions, Military -- United States -- History -- 18th century.,Great Britain.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Military; Americana;
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