{"product_id":"a-perfect-frenzy-a-royal-governor-his-black-allies-and-the-crisis-that-spurred-the-american-revolution-hardcover","title":"A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Lawler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Token\u003c\/i\u003e, the largely untold story of rebellion in Virginia that will forever change our understanding of the American Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the American Revolution broke out in New England in the spring of 1775, dramatic events unfolded in Virginia that proved every bit as decisive as the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill in uniting the colonies against Britain. Virginia, the largest, wealthiest, and most populous province in British North America, was led by Lord Dunmore, who counted George Washington as his close friend. But the Scottish earl lacked troops, so when patriots imperiled the capital of Williamsburg, he threatened to free and arm enslaved Africans--two of every five Virginians--to fight for the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia's tobacco elite was reluctant to go to war with Britain but outraged at this threat to their human property. Dunmore fled the capital to build a stronghold in the colony's largest city, the port of Norfolk. As enslaved people flocked to his camp, skirmishes broke out. \"Lord Dunmore has commenced hostilities in Virginia,\" wrote Thomas Jefferson. \"It has raised our countrymen into a perfect frenzy.\" With a patriot army marching on Norfolk, the royal governor freed those enslaved and sent them into battle against their former owners. In retribution, and with Jefferson's encouragement, furious rebels burned Norfolk to the ground on January 1, 1776, blaming the crime on Dunmore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe port's destruction and Dunmore's emancipation prompted Virginia's patriot leaders to urge the Continental Congress to split from Britain, breaking the deadlock among the colonies and leading to adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Days later, Dunmore and his Black allies withdrew from Virginia, but the legacy of their fight would lead, ultimately, to Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronicling these stunning and widely overlooked events in full for the first time, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Frenzy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a striking new perspective on the American Revolution that reorients our understanding of its causes, highlights the radically different motivations between patriots in the North and South, and reveals the seeds of the nation's racial divide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Lawler \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Token\u003c\/i\u003e, about the lost colony of Roanoke, and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eUnder Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e. As a journalist he has written more than a thousand newspaper and magazine articles for, among many others, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e and contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eArchaeology\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.05 x 9.06 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978312319277,"sku":"9780802164131","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/4rlpiW6MEy9780802164131.webp?v=1775801563","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-perfect-frenzy-a-royal-governor-his-black-allies-and-the-crisis-that-spurred-the-american-revolution-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}