Liberty Men and Great Proprietors

Author/Contributor(s):	Taylor, Alan
Publisher:	Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
Date:	05/31/1990
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This detailed exploration of the settlement of Maine beginning in the late eighteenth century illuminates the violent, widespread contests along the American frontier that served to define and complete the American Revolution. Taylor shows how Maine's militant settlers organized secret companies to defend their populist understanding of the Revolution.