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)

Passion Is the Gale is a groundbreaking book that explores the emotional lives of ordinary men and women in British America during the crucial period between 1776 and 1800.

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

This book offers a unique contribution to the field of emotions studies by charting changes in emotional expression among countless individuals, highlighting the problems of this social and political transition.

With its well-written and encompassing nature, Passion Is the Gale is an important book that will appeal to scholars and general readers alike.

The University of North Carolina Press has given it a beautiful production, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the history of emotions.