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Martyr of the American Revolution - The Execution of Isaac Hayne, South Carolinian (Hardcover)
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Martyr of the American Revolution - The Execution of Isaac Hayne, South Carolinian (Hardcover)
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In 1781 South Carolina patriot militiamen played an integral role
in helping the Continental army reclaim their state from its
British conquerors. Martyr of the American Revolution is the only
book-length treatment that examines the events that set an American
militia colonel on a disastrous collision course with two British
officers, his execution in Charleston, and the repercussions that
extended from the battle lines of South Carolina to the Continental
Congress and across the Atlantic to the halls of British
Parliament. On August 4, 1781, in Charleston, South Carolina, the
British army hanged Col. Isaac Hayne for treason. Rather than a
strict chronological retelling of the events, which led to his
execution during the British occupation of Charleston, what is
offered instead is a consideration of factors, independently set in
motion that culminated in the demise of a loving father and devout
patriot. Hayne was the most prominent American executed by the
British for treason. He and his two principal antagonists, Lt. Col.
Nisbet Balfour and Lt. Col. Francis Lord Rawdon, were unwittingly
set on a collision course that climaxed in an act that sparked
perhaps the most notable controversy of the war. Martyr of the
American Revolution sheds light on why two professional soldiers
were driven to commit a seemingly wrongheaded and arbitrary deed
that halted prisoner exchange and nearly brought disastrous
consequences to captive British officers. The death of a patriot in
the cause of liberty was not a unique occurrence, but the unusually
well-documented events surrounding the execution of Hayne and the
involvement of his friends and family makes his story compelling
and poignant. Unlike young Capt. Nathan Hale, who suffered a
similar fate in 1776, Hayne did not become a folk hero. What began
as local incident, however, became an international affair that was
debated in Parliament and the Continental Congress.
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Imprint: |
University of South Carolina Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2017 |
Authors: |
C. L Bragg
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
277 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61117-718-3 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-61117-718-9 |
Barcode: |
9781611177183 |
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