Author: Gregory D. Massey
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date: 2016-12-13
Book Size: 36.44 MB
Book Format: PDF
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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John Laurens And The American Revolution

by Gregory D. Massey, John Laurens And The American Revolution Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download John Laurens And The American Revolution book, Winning a reputation for reckless bravery in a succession of major battles and sieges, John Laurens distinguished himself as one of the most zealous, self-sacrificing participants in the American Revolution. A native of South Carolina and son of Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress, John devoted his life to securing American independence. In this comprehensive biography, Gregory D. Massey recounts the young Laurens's wartime record —a riveting tale in its own right —and finds that even more remarkable than his military escapades were his revolutionary ideas concerning the rights of African Americans. Massey relates Laurens's desperation to fight for his country once revolution had begun. A law student in England, he joined the war effort in 1777, leaving behind his English wife and an unborn child he would never see. Massey tells of the young officer's devoted service as General George Washington's aide-de-camp, interaction with prominent military and political figures, and conspicuous military efforts at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Newport, Charleston, Savannah, and Yorktown. Massey also recounts Laurens's survival of four battle wounds and six months as a prisoner of war, his controversial diplomatic mission to France, and his close friendship with Alexander Hamilton. Laurens's death in a minor battle in August 1782 was a tragic loss for the new state and nation. Unlike other prominent southerners, Laurens believed blacks shared a similar nature with whites, and he formulated a plan to free slaves in return for their service in the Continental Army. Massey explores the personal, social, and cultural factors that prompted Laurens to diverge so radically from his peers and to raise vital questions about the role African Americans would play in the new republic.

Author: Juliet Cox Coleman
Publisher:
Release Date: 1977
Book Size: 72.23 MB
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Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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John Laurens Envoy To Paris

by Juliet Cox Coleman, John Laurens Envoy To Paris Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download John Laurens Envoy To Paris book,

Author: David B. Mattern
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date: 1998-03
Book Size: 23.25 MB
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
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Benjamin Lincoln And The American Revolution

by David B. Mattern, Benjamin Lincoln And The American Revolution Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download Benjamin Lincoln And The American Revolution book, The first modern biography of an American Revolutionary War hero.

Author: Sara Bertha Townsend
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date: 2018-12-05
Book Size: 44.17 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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An American Soldier

by Sara Bertha Townsend, An American Soldier Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download An American Soldier book, Originally published in 1958, this is the biography of John Laurens (1754-1782), an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers. In the author’s own words, Laurens hailed from an era that “knew nothing of flamethrowers and submarines, of atomic bombs and guided missiles. To the young republic this man gave his utmost devotion, acting within five momentous years the roles of soldier, legislator, aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, and Special Minister to France.”

Author: Joanna Bowen Gillespie
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date: 2001
Book Size: 63.67 MB
Book Format: PDF
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 315
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The Life And Times Of Martha Laurens Ramsay 1759 1811

by Joanna Bowen Gillespie, The Life And Times Of Martha Laurens Ramsay 1759 1811 Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Life And Times Of Martha Laurens Ramsay 1759 1811 book, MARTHA LAURENS RAMSAY was one of few eighteenth-century southern women whose written records provide a window into her life, her experiences, and convictions. Using Martha Laurens Ramsay's spiritual diary and correspondence and investigating contemporary sources, Joanna Bowen Gillespie has crafted a contextual biography that reconstructs with compelling insights Ramsay's views on patriotism, household management, wifely affection, and personal autonomy. Young Martha's prominent family supported the Revolution's promises and struggled through its postwar uncertainties. During the American Revolution her father, Henry Laurens, was president of the Continental Congress. Martha's brother, John Laurens, was known for his military gallantry in the war and his controversial proposal that slaves help fight for American freedom. Her husband, David Ramsay of Charleston, was a physician, a patriot-politician, and one of the first historians of the American Revolution. From childhood onward Martha was strongly loyal to those men shaping her life circumstances. At the same time she was inwardly determined to make her individual mark, intellectually and spiritually. Her writings articulate a dee

Author: Robert Stansbury Lambert
Publisher:
Release Date: 1987
Book Size: 30.11 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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South Carolina Loyalists In The American Revolution

by Robert Stansbury Lambert, South Carolina Loyalists In The American Revolution Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download South Carolina Loyalists In The American Revolution book, "...Puts into perspective the choices people faced because of the changing fortunes of the two sides, the civil war that raged in the backcountry and how it affected those who lived through it, and the decisions thrust upon families to flee to new lives in other parts of the empire or to make peace with the state government in hopes of remaining in South Carolina"--Book jacket.

Author: John Lauris Blake
Publisher:
Release Date: 1860
Book Size: 68.94 MB
Book Format: PDF
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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The American Revolution Including Also The Beauties Of American History

by John Lauris Blake, The American Revolution Including Also The Beauties Of American History Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The American Revolution Including Also The Beauties Of American History book,

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Release Date: 2000
Book Size: 69.17 MB
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages :
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The North Carolina Historical Review

by , The North Carolina Historical Review Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The North Carolina Historical Review book,

Author: United States. Department of State
Publisher:
Release Date: 1830
Book Size: 58.24 MB
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Diplomatic Correspondence Of The American Revolution

by United States. Department of State, The Diplomatic Correspondence Of The American Revolution Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Diplomatic Correspondence Of The American Revolution book,

Author: Phillip Papas
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date: 2014
Book Size: 34.32 MB
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Renegade Revolutionary

by Phillip Papas, Renegade Revolutionary Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download Renegade Revolutionary book, Honorable Mention for the 2015 Book Award from the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond Honorable Mention for the 2015 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. The author of this pamphlet was Charles Lee, a former British army officer turned revolutionary, who was one of the earliest advocates for American independence. Lee fought on and off the battlefield for expanded democracy, freedom of conscience, individual liberties, human rights, and for the formal education of women. Renegade Revolutionary: The Life of General Charles Lee is a vivid new portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Lee's erratic behavior and comportment, his capture and more than one year imprisonment by the British, and his court martial after the battle of Monmouth in 1778 have dominated his place in the historiography of the American Revolution. This book retells the story of a man who had been dismissed by contemporaries and by history. Few American revolutionaries shared his radical political outlook, his cross-cultural experiences, his cosmopolitanism, and his confidence that the American Revolution could be won primarily by the militia (or irregulars) rather than a centralized regular army. By studying Lee's life, his political and military ideas, and his style of leadership, we gain new insights into the way the American revolutionaries fought and won their independence from Britain.

Author: John Ferling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Release Date: 2009-06-02
Book Size: 19.54 MB
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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The Ascent Of George Washington

by John Ferling, The Ascent Of George Washington Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Ascent Of George Washington book, A revisionist assessment of the first president reveals how Washington utilized persuasion, manipulation, and deniability throughout the Revolutionary War and his presidency while maintaining a public image of virtue and non-ambitious service.

Author: Justin Winsor
Publisher:
Release Date: 1889
Book Size: 34.86 MB
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Category : America
Languages : en
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The Latter History Of British Spanish And Portuguese America 1889

by Justin Winsor, The Latter History Of British Spanish And Portuguese America 1889 Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Latter History Of British Spanish And Portuguese America 1889 book,