Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution

Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution / John Gilbert McCurdy.

Author/creator	McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Copyright Notice	©2019
Description	xii, 313 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Great Britain. Army--Barracks and quarters --History --18th century. United States. Constitution. 3rd Amendment--History. Soldiers--Billeting --United States --History --18th century. Soldiers--Billeting --North America --History --18th century. Requisitions, Military--United States --History --18th century. Requisitions, Military--North America --History --18th century. United States--History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783. United States--History, Military --18th century.

Contents	Introduction : the importance of place in the age of Atlantic revolutions -- Houses : the rise of domestic privacy -- Barracks : constructing a colonial military infrastructure -- Empire : drafting and implementing the Quartering Act -- Borderland : Native Americans, soldiers, and colonists in the backcountry -- Cities and towns : accommodation and eviction of the British Army -- Nation : American armies and the march toward independence -- Epilogue : the Third Amendment and the shadow of quartering.
Abstract	"Examines both quartering British soldiers in America and how this led to the American Revolution and how debates that ensued shaped Americans' notions of military power and place. A transnational history that includes Canada and the Caribbean"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972- author. Quarters Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501736612
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Military history.
LCCN	2019002331
ISBN	9781501736605 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN	1501736604 hardcover ; alkaline paper

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	UC403 .M33 2019	✔ Available	Place Hold