Thirteen Clocks : : how Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence
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"In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time. So how did these American colonies overcome long odds to create a durable union capable of declaring independence from Britain? In this powerful new history of the fifteen tense months that culminated in the Declaration of Independence, Robert G. Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear. Tracing the circulation of information in the colonial news systems that linked patriot leaders and average colonists, Parkinson reveals how the system's participants constructed a compelling drama featuring virtuous men who suddenly found themselves threatened by ruthless Indians and defiant slaves acting on behalf of the king. Parkinson argues that patriot leaders used racial prejudices to persuade Americans to declare independence. Between the Revolutionary War's start at Lexington and the Declaration, they broadcast any news they could find about Native Americans, enslaved Blacks, and Hessian mercenaries working with their British enemies. American independence thus owed less to the love of liberty than to the exploitation of colonial fears about race. Thirteen Clocks offers an accessible history of the Revolution that uncovers the uncomfortable origins of the republic even as it speaks to our own moment"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Year Published: 2021
Description: 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781469662572
SUBJECTS
Racism -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Propaganda. -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- Social aspects. -- Revolution, 1775-1783