Divided Loyalties

“This magnificent new book” delves into the often overlooked divisions within colonial leadership as the American Revolution took shape ( Publishers Weekly ). When the American Revolution came to New York City, it tore apart a community that was already riven by deep-seated family, political, religious, and economic antagonisms. Focusing on a number of individuals, Divided Loyalties describes their response to increasingly drastic actions taken in London by a succession of the king’s ministers,