The Disaffected : Britain's Occupation of Philadelphia During the American Revolution

University of Pennsylvania Press

The DisaffectedBritain's Occupation of Philadelphia During the American Revolution\nAuthor(s): Aaron Sullivan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, United States\nImprint: University of Pennsylvania Press\nISBN-13: 9781512829693, 978-1512829693\nSynopsis\nAn exploration of the British occupation of Philadelphia that highlights the perspectives of those wearied by and withdrawn from the War for Independence\n\nElizabeth and Henry Drinker of Philadelphia were no friends of the American Revolution. Yet neither were they its enemies. The Drinkers were a merchant family who, being Quakers and pacifists, shunned commitments to both the Revolutionaries and the British. They strove to endure the war uninvolved and unscathed. They failed. In 1777, the war came to Philadelphia when the city was taken and occupied by the British army.\n\nAaron Sullivan explores the British occupation of Philadelphia, chronicling the experiences of a group of people who were pursued, p.