The Infamas Govener

by Nicolson, Colin

• ISBN13: 9781555534639
• ISBN10: 1555534635
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr

Summary

This first modern political biography of the royal governor of Massachusetts casts new light on Bernard's role in shaping the course of events that set the stage for the American Revolution.

Author Biography

Colin Nicolson is Lecturer in United States history at the University of Stirling, Scotland, and Secretary of the Scottish Association for the Study of America.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Introduction The ``Infamas Govener''	3	(12)
``An Oxonian, A Bigot, A Plantation Governor'' Bernard's English Origins	15	(34)
``Harmony between the King and People'' The Governance of Empire, 1760--1764	49	(33)
A ``System Maker Full of Vanity and Prejudice'' Bernard and Reform, 1763--1765	82	(27)
``Anarchy and Confusion'' The Crisis of Authority, 1765	109	(30)
``Supporting the Authority of Government'' Bernard and the Friends of Government	139	(28)
``A Time of Tryals, Spies and Snares'' The Deterioration of British-Colonial Relations, 1767--1768	167	(31)
``Unmasked'' Bernard and the Imperial Crisis, 1769--1774	198	(27)
Conclusion Revolution and Counterrevolution	225	(14)
Abbreviations	239	(4)
Notes	243	(48)
Bibliography	291	(24)
Index	315