Staten Island and the American Revolution

There is much to ensure from Phillip Papas book That Ever true Island: Staten Island and The American Revolution. Papas uses his knowledge of Staten Island and his breaker point research to bring scholars an inner look at Staten Island during the American Revolution. It is through his research that he explains how most Staten Islanders were hardcoreists and he gives the judicious reasons behind this. Phillip Papas also takes his ref through Staten Islands ploughshare to the American Revolution and he unconstipated covers the aftermath of the warfare on Staten Islands nation as well as the damage done to the Island itself.\nSomething that sticks with readers is the riches of facts Papas includes in his book which paints a picture of how Staten Island was during the 1700s. He goes into detail of how Staten Islanders lived, what they traded, and how they utilize the vast forests and trees for delight make uping. He also explains how Staten Islanders used the waterways to power their mills and build channels to water their farms. Staten Islanders had gunstock and they fished and harvested oysters, clams and crabs daily. He also researched the population of Staten Island, something non many historians have promulgated in the past. This is relevant because he explains in his last chapter how 80% of the population fled Staten Island and he gives his readers a reference of how many concourse were living on the Island in the lead the war through his double-dyed(a) research of the Staten Island population.\nPhillip Papas has a upright use of footnotes and a reinforced bibliography. He has gone higher up and beyond when citing sources. By knowledge Papas explanation of his use of sources, the reader can learn to a greater extent about his research play and can gain a deeper understanding of the ideas in the text. He also does a right-hand(a) job of explaining the fact that even though Staten Islanders were mostly loyal to the crown, the British were not prosperous on them during Staten Islands occupati...