Brethren - A Story of Faith and Conspiracy in Revolutionary America

In 1777, North Carolina farmers planned a coup against local patriots. Brendan McConville shows they were motivated not by Crown loyalty but by love of individual and religious liberty-as they understood them. Complicating revolutionary narratives, the plotters feared American independence would usher in the very tyranny it claimed to contest.

About the author

Brendan McConville has written several books on early American history, including The King’s Three Faces: The Rise and Fall of Royal America, 1688–1766. Professor of History at Boston University, he is co-chair of the David Center for the Study of the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society and cohost of the Boston-area radio program The Historians.

Summary

In 1777, North Carolina farmers planned a coup against local patriots. Brendan McConville shows they were motivated not by Crown loyalty but by love of individual and religious liberty—as they understood them. Complicating revolutionary narratives, the plotters feared American independence would usher in the very tyranny it claimed to contest.

Product details

• Authors: Brendan McConville
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2021
• EAN: 9780674249165
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24916-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Nationalism, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Christianity, History of Religion, Local History, Violence in society, History of the Americas, Violence and abuse in society