A leading political figure in Pennsylvania, Joseph Galloway after 1776 was branded a "traitor" and a "cringing, bowing sycophantic Tory." Galloway's tragedy is shown in this book to have been ideological: he was a strict constitutionalist. In this respect, Dr. Ferling contends, he was a typical Loyalist, generally more principled than self-serving. In 1774, Galloway's Plan of Union lost in the Congress by one vote--a loss that changed the course of history, since Galloway tried to avoid revolution by anticipating the ...
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A leading political figure in Pennsylvania, Joseph Galloway after 1776 was branded a "traitor" and a "cringing, bowing sycophantic Tory." Galloway's tragedy is shown in this book to have been ideological: he was a strict constitutionalist. In this respect, Dr. Ferling contends, he was a typical Loyalist, generally more principled than self-serving. In 1774, Galloway's Plan of Union lost in the Congress by one vote--a loss that changed the course of history, since Galloway tried to avoid revolution by anticipating the British commonwealth system. In 1775, when the Assembly spurned Galloway's recommendation that it abandon its defiance of Britain, Galloway quit the Assembly and the Congress--whereas Franklin joined the forces that conceived the Declaration of Independence. Galloway served General Howe as a compiler of intelligence reports, as a recruiter of Loyalist troops, and as police commissioner of British-occupied Philadelphia. After 1778 he pamphleteered in London to rally the flagging British war effort, and he wrote one of the earliest histories of the "American Rebellion." Until his death in exile in 1803, Galloway remained steadfast in his belief that "the most proper Plan for cementing the two countries together" would have been constitutional, granting "America the same Rights and Privileges as are enjoyed by the Subjects in Britain."
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Add this copy of The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American to cart. $60.00, very good condition, Sold by Lavendier Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foster, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Penn State University Press.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; The Pennsylvania State University Press; University Park, 1977. Hardcover. A Very Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, mild crimping to spine edges, some rubbing along board edges, previous owner ink info stamp and handwritten ink date top front free endpaper else unmarked, mild spine lean, moisture stain top text block edge corner, some scattered foxing to fore-edge, bit of age toning to pages, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, small sticker residue top front panel, bit of edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 157pp., notes, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Add this copy of The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American to cart. $64.53, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Penn State University Press.
Add this copy of The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Pennsylvania State University Press,.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0271005149. First edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine (age toning) dust jacket.; 157 pages.
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Very Fine in Very Fine jacket. Book 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 1977, Brown cloth hardcover in the dust jacket, 157 page book. A scare out of print book. A tight binding with sharp corners in a same dust jacket. Condition: Very Fine / Very Fine. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall.
