List of Illustrationsand#160;and#160; XIII
Introductionand#160;and#160; XV
1. Roots of Radicalism
Jailbreaks at Newarkand#160;and#160; 2
Christ's Poorand#160;and#160; 8
Little Carpenter's Dilemmaand#160;and#160; 12
"The Mobbish Turn" in Bostonand#160;and#160; 18
"Cum Multis Aegis" in Philadelphiaand#160;and#160; 25
"Fondness for Freedom"and#160;and#160; 32
Heralds of Abolitionand#160;and#160; 39
2. Years of Insurgence, 1761-1766
The Crowd Finds Its Own Mindand#160;and#160; 45
Restive Slavesand#160;and#160; 59
Stricken Conscienceand#160;and#160; 62
The Great Indian Awakeningand#160;and#160; 66
Insurgent Farmersand#160;and#160; 72
3. Building Momentum, 1766-1774
"The Rising Spirit of the People"and#160;and#160; 91
Backcountry Crisesand#160;and#160; 103
"The Natural Rights of Africans"and#160;and#160; 114
Indian Hating on the Middle Groundand#160;and#160; 128
Out of the Shadowsand#160;and#160; 133
Radical Religionand#160;and#160; 146
4. Reaching the Climax, 1776-1778
Abolitionism Under War Cloudsand#160;and#160; 151
"Liberty to Slaves"and#160;and#160; 157
Logan's Lamentand#160;and#160; 166
Plowmen and Leather Apronsand#160;and#160; 178
Breaking the Logjamand#160;and#160; 189
The Genie Unbottledand#160;and#160; 199
5. The Dual Revolution, 1776-1780
Unalienable Rights for Whom?and#160;and#160; 210
The Myth of the Minutemanand#160;and#160; 216
Fighting to Be Freeand#160;and#160; 223
Rioting to Eatand#160;and#160; 232
Radical Loyalismand#160;and#160; 238
Choosing Sidesand#160;and#160; 247
6. Writing on the Clean Slate, 1776-1780
First Attemptsand#160;and#160; 266
A Militiaman's Constitutionand#160;and#160; 268
The Frightened Responseand#160;and#160; 277
Vermont and Marylandand#160;and#160; 280
E Pluribus Unum?and#160;and#160; 288
Betrayal in Massachussettsand#160;and#160; 290
7. Radicalism at Floodtide, 1778-1781
Blood in the Streetsand#160;and#160; 307
New Choices for African Americansand#160;and#160; 320
Defending Virginiaand#160;and#160; 339
Native American Agoniesand#160;and#160; 345
Radical Mutineersand#160;and#160; 357
8. Taming the Revolution, 1780-1785
"Band of Brotherhood"and#160;and#160; 369
Peace Without Peaceand#160;and#160; 376
Southern Fissuresand#160;and#160; 387
Northern Struggles for Equityand#160;and#160; 395
Leaving Americaand#160;and#160; 402
Finding Freedomand#160;and#160; 407
Women of the Republicand#160;and#160; 417
Epilogue: Sparks from the Altar of '76
The Dream Deferredand#160;and#160; 426
The Last Best Chanceand#160;and#160; 429
The Indispensible Enemyand#160;and#160; 435
The Veterans' Cheatand#160;and#160; 441
Small-Producer Persistenceand#160;and#160; 443
Passing the Torchand#160;and#160; 450
Acknowledgementsand#160;and#160; 457
Notesand#160;and#160; 459
Indexand#160;and#160; 495