What did British imperial officials in London and their North America-based representatives make of the American Revolution?

In this episode, we explore the American Revolution through the eyes of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, a British imperial official who served the empire in North America before, during, and after the American Revolution.

James Corbett David, author of Dunmore’s New World: The Extraordinary Life of a Royal Governor in Revolutionary America, serves as our guide for this exploration.

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/162

 

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Complementary Episodes

• Episode 109: John Dixon, The American Enlightenment & Cadwallader Colden
• Episode 123: Revolutionary Allegiances
• Episode 131: Frank Cogliano, Thomas Jefferson’s Empire of Liberty
• Episode 157: The Revolution’s African American Soldiers

 

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