Vicious and Immoral - Homosexuality, American Revolution, Trials of Robert Newburgh

"On the eve of the American Revolution, the British army considered the case of a chaplain, Robert Newburgh, who had been accused of having sex with a man. Newburgh's enemies cited his flamboyant appearance, defiance of military authority, and seduction of soldiers as proof of low character. Consumed by fears that the British Empire would be torn asunder, his opponents claimed that these supposed crimes against nature translated to crimes against the king. In VICIOUS AND IMMORAL, historian John Gilbert McCurdy tells this compelling story of male intimacy and provides an unparalleled glimpse inside eighteenth-century perceptions of queerness"--Front jacket flap.

About the author

John Gilbert McCurdy (YPSILANTI, MI) is a professor of history at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of Citizen Bachelors: Manhood and the Creation of the United States and Quarters: The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: John Gilbert McCurdy, John Gilbert (Professor of History McCurdy, of History John Gilbert McCurdy, Professor of History John Gilbert (Easter Mccurdy, Professor of History John Gilbert (Eastern Michigan University) McCurdy
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781421448534
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-4853-4
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 165 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, History of the Americas, HISTORY / LGBTQ+