"This book analyzes the effects of violence on Loyalist communities-which included white, Black, and Native peoples-in the Hudson River Valley during the American Revolutionary"-- Provided by publisher."A groundbreaking look at the chaos and carnage of the American Revolution at the local level. In many respects, the American Revolution was a civil war, pitting Americans loyal to the Crown against other Americans loyal to the vision of a new nation they sought to create. Neighbor fought against neighbor, brother against brother, father against son. One of the epicenters of this desperate struggle was New Yorks Hudson Valley. In Suffering for the Crown, Kieran OKeefe offers an in-depth, long-term look at what many scholars consider the most fiercely contested region of the entire conflict, analyzing the effects of violence on Loyalist communities-which included white, Black, and Native peoples-in stunning detail. OKeefe reveals the brutal reality of the war and examines its enduring psychological and social legacies, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of the Revolutions human cost. Caught up in this crucible, he shows, suffering became central to how Loyalists came to define themselves and their ordeal, as the dark side of the nations birth fundamentally and permanently reshaped American civil society"-- Provided by publisher.