Other New York

Joseph S. Tiedemann is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University and author of Reluctant Revolutionaries: New York City and the Road to Independence, 1763–1776. Eugene R. Fingerhut is Professor Emeritus of History at California State University at Los Angeles and author of Survivor: Cadwallader Colden II in Revolutionary America.

"…a clearly written collection of essays that demonstrates how local populations embraced a broad movement, made it their own, and became a state in an emerging nation." — American Historical Review"Genealogists whose forebears lived in New York during the Revolution will be able to write a better family history for this period once they have read this book. In addition to the chapters on counties of interest, the editors' introduction and conclusion should be required reading." — The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society"The Other New York provides a useful synthesis of the events in the New York counties beyond Manhattan Island during the American Revolution, with appropriate emphasis on social, political, and economic matters rather than the more widely understood military history." — Vermont History"This is a wonderful collection on the forgotten theaters of the Revolutionary War. While New York City has been amply covered, there has never been so precise a coverage of the rural areas or of Albany. It will be of great value to scholars and/or teachers of the revolutionary period." — Graham Russell Hodges, author of Root and Branch: African Americans in New York and East Jersey, 1613–1863"This book addresses an intriguing question—what happened outside of British-occupied New York City during the Revolution? The Other New York finally provides the experiences of the rural counties and shatters any remaining picture of those areas as some drowsy backwater, rather than places experiencing significant displacement and destruction." — Judith L. Van Buskirk, author of Generous Enemies: Patriots and Loyalists in Revolutionary New York

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments IntroductionJoseph S. Tiedemann and Eugene R. Fingerhut Part I: The Revolution in Downstate New York 1. Kings CountyEdwin G. Burrows 2. Queens CountyJoseph S. Tiedemann 3. Suffolk CountyJohn G. Staudt 4. Richmond County, Staten IslandPhillip Papas Part II: The Revolution in the Hudson Valley 5. Westchester CountyJacob Judd 6. The Central Hudson Valley: Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster CountiesThomas S. Wermuth 7. Albany CountyStefan Bielinski Part III: The Revolution on the Frontier 8. Tryon CountyRobert W. Venables 9. Charlotte County Paul R. Huey ConclusionJoseph S. Tiedemann and Eugene R. Fingerhut List of Contributors Index