These Daring Disturbers of the Public Peace

The book explores the intense conflicts in New Jersey prior to the American Revolution, focusing on the rivalry between yeoman farmers and the landed gentry over land tenure. It provides a detailed cultural, political, and social history, highlighting the motivations and beliefs of both the rioters seeking change and the defenders of the status quo. Through this examination, it reveals how these struggles influenced public life in the colony and contributed to the broader revolutionary context.