| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 313 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the importance of place in the age of Atlantic revolutions -- Houses : the rise of domestic privacy -- Barracks : constructing a colonial military infrastructure -- Empire : drafting and implementing the Quartering Act -- Borderland : Native Americans, soldiers, and colonists in the backcountry -- Cities and towns : accommodation and eviction of the British Army -- Nation : American armies and the march toward independence -- Epilogue : the Third Amendment and the shadow of quartering |
| Summary |
"Examines both quartering British soldiers in America and how this led to the American Revolution and how debates that ensued shaped Americans' notions of military power and place. A transnational history that includes Canada and the Caribbean"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Army -- Barracks and quarters -- History -- 18th century.
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Great Britain. Army. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
United States. Constitution. 3rd Amendment -- History.
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United States. |
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Constitution (United States) |
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Soldiers -- Billeting -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Soldiers -- Billeting. |
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Soldiers -- Billeting -- North America -- History -- 18th century.
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North America. |
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Requisitions, Military -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Requisitions, Military. |
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Requisitions, Military -- North America -- History -- 18th century.
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- History, Military -- 18th century.
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History, Military. |
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972- Quarters. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501736605 (DLC) 2019002331 (OCoLC)1055264666 |
| ISBN |
9781501736612 (electronic book) |
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1501736612 (electronic book) |
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9781501736629 (electronic book) |
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1501736620 (electronic book) |
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9781501736605 |
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1501736604 |
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