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Donald F Johnson
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Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution

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AuthorDonald F Johnson
PublisherTantor Audio
PublishedMar 16 2021
Book FormatAudio
ISBN-139798200168866
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CategoriesHistory > United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
LanguageEnglish

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In Occupied America, Donald F. Johnson chronicles the everyday experience of ordinary people living under military occupation during the American Revolution. Focusing on day-to-day life in port cities held by the British Army, Johnson recounts how men and women from a variety of backgrounds navigated harsh conditions, mitigated threats to their families and livelihoods, took advantage of new opportunities, and balanced precariously between revolutionary and royal attempts to secure their allegiance. Between 1775 and 1783, every large port city along the Eastern seaboard fell under British rule at one time or another. As centers of population and commerce, these cities should have been bastions from which the empire could restore order and inspire loyalty. Military rule's exceptional social atmosphere initially did provide opportunities for many people to reinvent their lives, and while these opportunities came with risks, the hope of social betterment inspired thousands to embrace military rule. Nevertheless, as Johnson demonstrates, occupation failed to bring about a restoration of imperial authority, as harsh material circumstances forced even the most loyal subjects to turn to illicit means to feed and shelter themselves, while many maintained ties to rebel camps for the same reasons.

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Don Johnson researches popular politics during the era of the American Revolution, with a particular emphasis on how the experiences of ordinary people shaped social and political change.

His first book, Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution argues that the everyday abuses and hardships of military occupation doomed attempts by British soldiers and statesmen to re-incorporate the colonies into the Empire and sowed the seeds of anti-monarchical thinking into the postwar era.

He is currently working on two inter-related projects: a study of local-level revolutionary organization between April 1775 and July 1776 and a larger history of the Continental Congress's collective leadership during the Revolutionary war.

At NDSU, Johnson teaches courses and advises graduate students on early America, memory studies, and historical research and writing. He also has expertise in public history and material culture studies.

Source: North Dakota State University

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