Description
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.
About the Author
Robert G. Parkinson is associate professor of history at Binghamton University.
Reviews
A knowledgeable, disturbing presentation of the prominent role of racism in the years of the nation's birth. . . . Parkinson pulls no punches." - Kirkus Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781469662572
Author Robert G. Parkinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Weight(grams) 350g