The British Press and the American Colonies
America was always newsworthy in the 18th century, but, writes Wallace Brown, the emphasis was on exotic items, heroic or villainous.
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Negroes and the American Revolution
In the War of Independence both sides enlisted negroes, often in the civilian services, but also, though less frequently, as soldiers.
The Loyalists and the American Revolution
The exile of the Loyalists, writes Wallace Brown, represented the removal of the crust of increasing aristocratic pretensions that was forming on Colonial society.
American Loyalists in Britain
During the American Revolution, writes Wallace Brown, several thousand Loyalists sought refuge in Britain — ‘sad victims’ of events.
Victorious in Defeat: The American Loyalists in Canada
In the maritime provinces and Quebec, writes Wallace Brown, thousands of Loyalists took refuge and changed the course of Canadian history.
American Romantic Reform
Wallace Brown describes how, during the decades before the Civil War, the United States abounded in religious reformers and perfectionists.
Canada in Crisis: The Historical Background
"We belong to that little group of peoples destined... for a special role, the tragic role. Their anxiety is not whether they will be prosperous tomorrow, great or small, but whether they will be at all..." - Lionel Groulx, Quebec historian