false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178896055m/850093.jpg 850093 2 In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from Britain, they acted partly in response to grassroots rebellions against their own rule.<p>The Virginia gentry's efforts to shape London's imperial policy were thwarted by British merchants and by a coalition of Indian nations. In 1774, elite Virginians suspended trade with Britain in order to pressure Parliament and, at the same time, to save restive Virginia debtors from a terrible recession. The boycott and the growing imperial conflict led to rebellions by enslaved Virginians, Indians, and tobacco farmers. By the spring of 1776 the gentry believed the only way to regain control of the common people was to take Virginia out of the British Empire.<p><i>Forced Founders</I> uses the new social history to shed light on a classic political question: why did the owners of vast plantations, viewed by many of their contemporaries as aristocrats, start a revolution? As Holton's fast-paced narrative unfolds, the old story of patriot versus loyalist becomes decidedly more complex. 440190 9 1999 Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia (Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture) total:36|5:7|4:11|3:15|2:3|1:0| 36 130 53 6 4 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Jan 17 14:35:36 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 14:37:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 22 11:53:01 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 12:00:57 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Apr 05 07:32:31 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 07:36:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Aug 31 13:34:20 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 13:35:50 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Nov 04 17:49:57 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 17:53:15 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Fri Feb 22 05:51:57 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 05:52:36 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Oct 24 12:29:32 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 12:29:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 12:28:12 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 12:28:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 04:58:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 04:58:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 16:52:32 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 21:31:52 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Sep 15 16:07:59 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 11:01:41 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:07:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 20:26:45 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 20:26:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 07:34:42 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 07:34:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 13 09:53:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 09:53:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 06 12:49:23 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 12:49:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jun 06 21:19:04 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 19:28:05 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 21:19:04 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 21 16:51:38 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 16:51:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jun 06 21:04:19 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 12:59:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 21:04:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 04 16:39:04 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 16:39:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 18:25:49 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 18:25:49 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=850093