Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Tables viii
4. Preface ix
5. New Jersey (1744-82)
6. The Early Years 2
7. “The Black Cloud Gathering” 14
8. What is a Tory? 24
9. “Disarming the Disaffected”: The Power of Example 34
10. “To Terrify the Enemy”: The Seasons of 1778 and 1779 51
11. “Lurking in the County,” 1780 72
12. New York, 1780-82 93
13. Capturing the Mails: Spring and Summer, 1781 110
14. The Philadelphia Expedition: Autumn, 1781 124
15. Not with a Bang but a Whimper: Spring, 1782 135
16. England (1782-86)
17. London: Settling the Past 144
18. Nova Scotia (1786-1809)
19. Arriving in Nova Scotia, 1786 168
20. Building Ships, 1786-87 180
21. Putting Down Roots, 1787-89 188
22. The Prosperous Years, 1789-92 204
23. The Official Years: The House of Assembly, 1793-99 221
24. A Second Military Career, 1793-99 240
25. A Second Session in the House of Assembly, 1800-06 257
26. The Weymouth Church and the Acadians, 1797-1809 271
27. Fading Out, 1806-09 287
28. Epilogue
29. Family 298
30. Legend and Legacy 303
31. Bibliography 315
32. Index 326