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  • THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM FOR SLAVES ESCAPING IN BRITISH SHIPS
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    THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM FOR SLAVES ESCAPING IN BRITISH SHIPS
    THEODORE CORBETT
    “A strength of the book is Corbett’s use of short biographic examples of free Blacks and abolitionists in each of the chapters to illustrate the chapter’s point. Finding more of these stories will serve to expand our understanding of the lived experiences of the people who escaped slavery during the American Revolution and their subsequent lives.” –The Northern Mariner Although...

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  • REVOLUTIONARY CHESTERTOWN
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    REVOLUTIONARY CHESTERTOWN
    THEODORE CORBETT
    Calls for independence shook the wealthy gentry with their grand mansions in Chestertown and their patchwork of prosperous Kent County plantations and farms. It was in the interest of the upper echelons of Kent County society to remain loyal to the Crown. Yet the Revolutionary spirit did ignite, as Chestertown protested parliament's duty on tea and sent flour to aid the poor in...

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  • REVOLUTIONARY NEW CASTLE
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    REVOLUTIONARY NEW CASTLE
    THEODORE CORBETT
    Though New Castle did not see any battles during the American Revolution, it was the Delaware's Colonial capital, and at it was at the center of the rebellion in the state. Its village green, still present today, served as a venue for early forums where colonists aired their grievances with the British government. Though it was considered more radical and inclined towards rebel...

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  • A MARITIME HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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    A MARITIME HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
    THEODORE CORBETT
    A detailed look at the American Revolutionary War as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be ...

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