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Introduction: The King’s Colonial Peace and Its Legacies

Lisa Ford

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction: The King’s Colonial Peace and Its Legacies 1
1. A Peaceable Riot in Boston 24
2. A Military Assassination in Montréal 58
3. War and Peace in Trelawny Town 100
4. A Treachery of Spies in Hooghly 137
5. Bush, Town, and Crown in New South Wales 176
Conclusion: Small Stories and the Transformation of Empire 218
Notes 235
Acknowledgments 311
Index 313

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction: The King’s Colonial Peace and Its Legacies 1
1. A Peaceable Riot in Boston 24
2. A Military Assassination in Montréal 58
3. War and Peace in Trelawny Town 100
4. A Treachery of Spies in Hooghly 137
5. Bush, Town, and Crown in New South Wales 176
Conclusion: Small Stories and the Transformation of Empire 218
Notes 235
Acknowledgments 311
Index 313

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