title: American Revolution (SparkNotes History Note) (SparkNotes History Notes)
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zlib_text: NO USELESS MOUTH
  
  WAGING WAR AND FIGHTING HUNGER IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
  
  R ACHEL B. H ERRMANN
  
  CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS
  
  _Ithaca and London_
  
  
  _This one’s for the archive rats and primary source enthusiasts_
  
  
  #  C ONTENTS
  
    1. [Introduction: Why the Fight against Hunger Mattered ](text00003.html#int)
    2. [ P ART O NE: P OWER R ISING ](text00004.html#pt1)
    3. [ 1. Hunger, Accommodation, and Violence in Colonial America](text00005.html#ch1)
    4. [ 2. Iroquois Food Diplomacy in the Revolutionary North](text00006.html#ch2)
    5. [ 3. Cherokee and Creek Victual Warfare in the Revolutionary South](text00007.html#ch3)
    6. [ P ART T WO: P OWER IN F LUX ](text00008.html#pt2)
    7. [ 4. Black Victual Warriors and Hunger Creation](text00009.html#ch4)
    8. [ 5. Fighting Hunger, Fearing Violence after the Revolutionary War](text00010.html#ch5)
    9. [ 6. Learning from Food Laws in Nova Scotia](text00011.html#ch6)
    10. [ P ART T HREE: P OWER W ANING ](text00012.html#pt3)
    11. [ 7. Victual Im