
Between the Lines
Banditti of the American Revolution
Harry M. Ward(Author)
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 30. August 2002
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-275-97633-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Revolutionary War was not a polite conflict between orderly troops and gentlemanly officers. Civilians on the home front suffered considerably. This account depicts the ugly side of the War for Independence, where roving bands of robbers, known as banditti, plagued the countryside in areas not fully under the control of either army.
Regardless of their political sympathies, American civilians lived in terror of these well-armed gangs of looters, who frequently engaged in torture, arson, and murder. The players in this sordid tale, chiefly motivated by greed, chose their victims indiscriminately and then returned to sanctuary. Many civilians fled their homes, leaving large sections of New York, Georgia, and the Carolinas as no-man's-land, where near anarchy and the complete disruption of civilian justice only abetted the success of the marauders.
Ward details the activities of the most prominent banditti and looks at the horrors and devastation of their actions. His account challenges readers to look beyond the set-piece battles and even past the guerrilla activities, to examine what life was like for those caught between the lines.
Regardless of their political sympathies, American civilians lived in terror of these well-armed gangs of looters, who frequently engaged in torture, arson, and murder. The players in this sordid tale, chiefly motivated by greed, chose their victims indiscriminately and then returned to sanctuary. Many civilians fled their homes, leaving large sections of New York, Georgia, and the Carolinas as no-man's-land, where near anarchy and the complete disruption of civilian justice only abetted the success of the marauders.
Ward details the activities of the most prominent banditti and looks at the horrors and devastation of their actions. His account challenges readers to look beyond the set-piece battles and even past the guerrilla activities, to examine what life was like for those caught between the lines.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
684 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-97633-0 (9780275976330)
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Person
HARRY M. WARD is William Binford Vest Professor of History, Emeritus at the University of Richmond. He is the author of numerous books and other publications relating to Colonial and Revolutionary America.
Content
Preface
Soldier-Straggler Plunderers
Cowboys and Skinners
Long Island Marauders
New Jersey Refugees
Highland Gangs
James Moody
Pine Robbers
Doane Outlaws
Chesapeake Picaroons
Josiah Phillips
Maroons
Scopholites
Daniel McGirth
"A Perfect Desert"
Epilogue
Index
Soldier-Straggler Plunderers
Cowboys and Skinners
Long Island Marauders
New Jersey Refugees
Highland Gangs
James Moody
Pine Robbers
Doane Outlaws
Chesapeake Picaroons
Josiah Phillips
Maroons
Scopholites
Daniel McGirth
"A Perfect Desert"
Epilogue
Index