Dishonored Americans: The Political Death of Loyalists in Revolutionary America Compeau Timothy
Dishonored Americans: The Political Death of Loyalists in Revolutionary America Compeau Timothy With the final words of the Declaration of Independence, the signatories famously pledged to one…
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Dishonored Americans: The Political Death of Loyalists in Revolutionary America Compeau Timothy
With the final words of the Declaration of Independence, the signatories famously pledged to one another their lives, their fortunes, and their "sacred Honor." But what about those who made the opposite choice? A term drawn from eighteenth-century sources, 'political death' encompassed the legal punishments and ritualized dishonors Patriots used to defeat Loyalist public figures and discredit their counter-revolutionary vision for America. By looking through the analytical lens of honor culture, Dishonored Americans offers an innovative assessment of the experience of Americans who made the fateful decision to remain loyal to the British Crown during and after the Revolution.Loyalists, as Timothy Compeau explains, suffered a "political death" at the hands of American Patriots.
By highlighting this dynamic, Compeau makes a significant intervention in the long-standing