They half-carried, half-dragged him to the back of the house with the other wounded while he whispered encouragement to the men firing at the posse. [...] The women from the houses in the town were coming to help with the wounded and prepare the dead for burial. [...] The sloop carrying us tacked in a strong breeze up the Hudson River to the town, bustling with the loading and unloading of ships. [...] The old fort in disrepair crowned the steep hill up which from the riverbank the streets. [...] The Dutch got rich by undermining the Montreal merchants because the Indians preferred the rum and English stroud that the Dutch had and diverted the furs.
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Table of Contents
- FROM BLOODY BEGINNINGS 2
- 1 — Cause for Rebellion 6
- 2 — Richard Beasley's Background Revealed 11
- 3 — The Underground Activity of Defiance 13
- 4 — Conflicting Views Develop 17
- 5 — The Pseudo-Authorities Clamp Down 20
- 6 — Spies and Propaganda as Forms of Resistance 32
- 7 — Traders and Indians as Part of the Mix 41
- 8 — Paranoia and Slaughter Deepen the Resentment 52
- 9 — Family Ties Lead to Escape 60
- 10 — A Refuge Becomes a Staging Base for War 69
- 11 — The Escaping Hero Symbolizes An Alliance 80
- 12 — Maddened Mobs Drive Out the Cartwrights 97
- 13 — Revenge on the Rebels 107
- 14 — Ferocity of War Divides the Warriors 116
- 15 — Captain Brant Impresses the Commander-in-Chief 125
- 16 — Rebels Ravage Indian Country 132
- 17 — Disillusionment Overtakes the Loyalists 138
- 18 — Richard Beasley Evolves from Furs to Merchandizing 153
- 19 — Farewell Albany, Hello Upper Canada 168
- 20 — Schemes of Immigrants and Politicians 177
- 21 — Struggles with the Indian Department 195
- 22 — Politics Defines the New Capital 209
- 23 — Influence Shifts from Merchant to Minister 227
- 24 — Vying for a County Capital 234
- 25 — Fear and Preparations for War 244
- 26 — War as Policy, Carnage as Legacy 259
- 27 — Forcing Compliance to the Idea of Patriotism 267
- 28 — Withdrawal, Betrayal and Increasing Hatred 281
- 29 — The British Ravage the Enemy and Hang Dissenters 295
- 30 — Neglect and Poverty 311
- 31 — Restoring Civilization with Difficulty 314
- 32 — Reform is in the Air but a Price is Paid 322
- 33 — We Poor Dream of Riches 336
- 34 — Reactionaries Turn to Violence 345
- 35 — Loss of Homestead, the Blight of Cholera and Fire 361
- 36 — Provocation of a Rebellion 374
- 37 — In Retrospect 385
