A 'Dress Rehearsal' For Revolution: John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon's Works in Eighteenth-Century British America [Paperback]

John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon were political writers who published in London during the early eighteenth century. Together they authored two serial sets of essays titledCato's Lettersand theIndependent Whig. Trenchard and Gordon's works were well known in London and became popular in the British North American colonies. This study examines the use and influences of Trenchard and Gordon's works in eighteenth-century British America. More specifically, Professor Barry demonstrates that Trenchard and Gordon's works were taken out of context and taught colonists a mode of action, which set the groundwork for the American Revolution.Heather E. Barryis Associate Professor of History at St. Joseph's College in New York. She received her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a M.A. from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Part I
Chapter 3 Trenchard and Gordon: Two London Political Writers
Chapter 4 Trenchard and Gordon's Works in the British North American Colonies
Part 5 Part II
Chapter 6 Trenchard and Gordon's Works in Massachusetts Newspapers
Chapter 7 Trenchard and Gordon's Works in New York Newspapers before 1760
Chapter 8 Trenchard and Gordon's Works in Pennsylvania Newspapers before 1760
Chapter 9 Conclusion
Part 10 Bibliography
Part 11 Appendix one: Trenchard and Gordon's Works for Sale in Colonial Newspapers
Part 12 Appendix two:Cato's Letters: When and Where Reprinted in the North American British Colonies during the Eighteenth-Century
Part 13 Appendix three: Newspapers Where Essays fromCato's LettersAppeared from 17211776