The Twilight of British Rule in Revolutionary America: The New York Letter Book of General James Robertson, 1780-1783

xi, 274 pp. "... the first detailed examination of Robertson, [which includes] a biographical study that focuses upon the British effort to win American support by replacing military rule with civil government in occupied provinces. New York was selected as the scene of the experiment and Robertson as its civil governor. His letter book - discovered in Scotland by Milton Klein and published here for the first time - offers a unique view of the final years of British rule in Revolutionary America."