Passion Is the Gale: Emotion, Power, and the Coming of the American Revolution (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press)

The Passion is the Gale: Emotions, Politics, and the American Revolution is a groundbreaking book that sheds light on the pivotal role of emotions in shaping the social and political landscape of 18th century British America.

Through a comprehensive analysis of various texts, including newspapers, pamphlets, sermons, correspondence, commonplace books, and literary works, Nicole Eustace uncovers the explicit vocabulary of emotion as a medium of human exchange.

The book offers a compelling case for the centrality of emotions in reshaping power relations and reordering society during the critical decades leading up to the American Revolution.

With a focus on the collective and individual expressions of passion, Eustace demonstrates how emotion was the gale that impelled Anglo-Americans towards independence.

This thought-provoking book is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the emotional underpinnings of one of the most significant events in American history.