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The Papers of Francis Bernard, Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-69, Volume 4: 1768 Volume 86

The Papers of Francis Bernard, Governor of Colonial Massachusetts, 1760-69, Volume 4: 1768 Volume 86

Tyler, John W.
Bernard, Francis

Hardcover

Colonial Period (1600-1775)Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 0985254343
ISBN13: 9780985254346
Publisher: Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Published: Oct 29 2015
Pages: 600
Weight: 3.20
Height: 1.80 Width: 7.30 Depth: 10.20
Language: English

Governor Francis Bernard's historical reputation rests on his role in pushing the American colonists toward revolution. Bernard was the kind of government official without whom revolutions might not occur: A thwarted modernizer, despairing of metropolitan inertia and resentful of local power shifts that undermined his own authority, he sought and found retribution in a hostile portrayal of his opponents and critics. In 1768, the colonists and their governor vied to control information flowing to London. But it was Bernard who triumphed in the war of information, convincing the British government to send British troops to Boston to avert a possible insurrection and support the civil government. The colonists, meanwhile, struggled to find evidence that their governor was misrepresenting their cause. That evidence is presented here in full for the first time.

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