Staten Island and the American Revolution

There is oft to identify from Phillip Papas news That of all time Loyal Island: Staten Island and The American whirling. Papas dos his experience of Staten Island and his detailed enquiry to tot scholars an inside look at Staten Island during the American Revolution. It is by dint of his look into that he explains how most Staten Islanders were loyalists and he gives the rational reasons behind this. Phillip Papas excessively takes his reader through Staten Islands contribution to the American Revolution and he even covers the effect of the war on Staten Islands cosmos as rise as the damage through to the Island itself.\nSomething that sticks with readers is the wealth of points 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 used the ample forests and trees for ship building. He besides explains how Staten Islanders used the pissways to pow er their mill about and build channels to water their farms. Staten Islanders had livestock and they fished and harvested oysters, clams and point daily. He also researched the population of Staten Island, something not many historians shit published in the past. This is applicable because he explains in his close chapter how 80% of the population fled Staten Island and he gives his readers a reference of how many people were living on the Island before the war through his thorough research of the Staten Island population.\nPhillip Papas has a good use of footnotes and a strong bibliography. He has at rest(p) above and beyond when citing sources. By reading Papas explanation of his use of sources, the reader can learn more about his research process and can produce a deeper understanding of the ideas in the text. He also does a good job of explaining the fact that even though Staten Islanders were mostly loyal to the crown, the British were not easy on them during Staten Isl ands occupati...