From Revolution to Reunion: The Reintegration of the South Carolina Loyalists - Hardcover

by Rebecca Brannon (Author)

The American Revolution was a vicious civil war fought between families and neighbors. Nowhere was this truer than in South Carolina. Yet, after the Revolution, South Carolina s victorious Patriots offered vanquished Loyalists a prompt and generous legal and social reintegration. From Revolution to Reunion investigates the way in which South Carolinians, Patriot and Loyalist, managed to reconcile their bitter differences and reunite to heal South Carolina and create a stable foundation for the new United States to become a political and economic leader.

Author Biography

Rebecca Brannon is professor of history at James Madison University. She graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. Brannon lives with her spouse and son in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.