John Laurens and the American Revolution : With a New Preface by the Author.
2015
E207.L37 M38 2000
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Title
John Laurens and the American Revolution : With a New Preface by the Author.
Author
ISBN
9781611176131 (electronic bk.)
1611176131 (electronic bk.)
1611176131 (electronic bk.)
Imprint
Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (352 pages)
Call Number
E207.L37 M38 2000
System Control No.
(OCoLC)965168695
Summary
A historical figure's attempts to secure freedom for America and her slaves.
Note
Chapter 5 "Those dear ragged Continentals": Winter at Valley Forge, December 1776-June 1778 Chapter 6 "That bravery which becomes freemen": The 1778 Campaign, June-December 1778.
Chapter 7 "White Pride & Avarice": The Limits of Independence in the South Carolina Low Country, January-December 1779 Chapter 8 "The greatest and most humiliating misfortune of my life": The Fall of Charleston, January-December 1780.
Chapter 9 "His inexperience in public affairs": Special Minister to France, December 1780-September 1781 Chapter 10 "The single voice of reason": Military Triumph and Political Defeat, September 1781-February 1782.
Chapter 11 "The Campaign is become perfectly insipid": The South Carolina Low Country, February-August 1782.
Chapter 7 "White Pride & Avarice": The Limits of Independence in the South Carolina Low Country, January-December 1779 Chapter 8 "The greatest and most humiliating misfortune of my life": The Fall of Charleston, January-December 1780.
Chapter 9 "His inexperience in public affairs": Special Minister to France, December 1780-September 1781 Chapter 10 "The single voice of reason": Military Triumph and Political Defeat, September 1781-February 1782.
Chapter 11 "The Campaign is become perfectly insipid": The South Carolina Low Country, February-August 1782.
Formatted Contents Note
Cover; John Laurens and the American Revolution; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations ; Family Line of John Laurens ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Note on the Text ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 "An ornament to his country": Early Life in Charleston.
Chapter 2 The Voltaire of Carolina: Sojourn in Geneva, October 1771-November 1774 Chapter 3 "I hate the Name of the King": Biding Time in England, November 1774-December 1776 ; Chapter 4 "Standing on the verge of Eternity": The War in America, January-December 1777.
Chapter 2 The Voltaire of Carolina: Sojourn in Geneva, October 1771-November 1774 Chapter 3 "I hate the Name of the King": Biding Time in England, November 1774-December 1776 ; Chapter 4 "Standing on the verge of Eternity": The War in America, January-December 1777.
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Print version: Massey, Gregory D. John Laurens and the American Revolution : With a New Preface by the Author. Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2015
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