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02818aam a22003858i 4500 001 9B38B8A2DAFE11EB9BE3539D58ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210702012738 008 210129s2021 vau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021004004 020 $a 1469662574 020 $a 9781469662572 (softcover) 020 $a 1469662566 020 $a 9781469662565 040 $a NcU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E209 $b .P343 2021 082 00 $a 305.800973/09033 $2 23 100 1 $a Parkinson, Robert G., $e author. 245 10 $a Thirteen clocks : $b how race united the colonies and made the Declaration of Independence / $c Robert G. Parkinson. 246 3 $a 13 clocks 260 $a Williamsburg, Virginia : $b Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; $c [2021] 263 $a 2105 300 $a 232 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time. So how did these American colonies overcome long odds to create a durable union capable of declaring independence from Britain? In this powerful new history of the fifteen tense months that culminated in the Declaration of Independence, Robert G. Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear. Tracing the circulation of information in the colonial news systems that linked patriot leaders and average colonists, Parkinson reveals how the system's participants constructed a compelling drama featuring virtuous men who suddenly found themselves threatened by ruthless Indians and defiant slaves acting on behalf of the king. Parkinson argues that patriot leaders used racial prejudices to persuade Americans to declare independence. Between the Revolutionary War's start at Lexington and the Declaration, they broadcast any news they could find about Native Americans, enslaved Blacks, and Hessian mercenaries working with their British enemies. American independence thus owed less to the love of liberty than to the exploitation of colonial fears about race. Thirteen Clocks offers an accessible history of the Revolution that uncovers the uncomfortable origins of the republic even as it speaks to our own moment"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Racism $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Propaganda. $y Revolution, 1775-1783 $x Propaganda. 651 0 $a United States $x Social aspects. $y Revolution, 1775-1783 $x Social aspects. 941 $a 3 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20220615010927.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526015230.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210702013018.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9B38B8A2DAFE11EB9BE3539D58ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search