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Lifetime: 1906 - 1980 Passed: ≈ 44 years ago

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Henry Esmond Christman

Books by Henry Esmond Christman

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Tin Horns and Calico

History Political Science
19th century Independence Revolution Democracy Rural Life Feudalism Land ownership Anti-Rent War Tenant Farmers Patroon System New York State History

Tin Horns and Calico tells the story of the Anti-Rent War, a pivotal conflict in the history of New York State. In the early 19th century, tenant farmers living on the vast estates of wealthy landowners known as patroons grew increasingly frustrated...