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Martyr of the American Revolution : the execution of Isaac Hayne, South Carolinian / C. L. Bragg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bragg, C. L., 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hayne, Isaac, 1745-1781.
- Hayne, Isaac.
- Hayne, Isaac, 1745-1781--Death and burial.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- South Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
- South Carolina.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations, map
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- An examination of how a local incident ended in the execution of a prominent American by the British for treason.
- Contents:
- The British violate their terms and rule by edict
- A proud and haughty Scot takes command of Charleston
- A fierce and unrelenting soldier comes in from the field
- "I do not mean to desert the cause of America"
- The captor becomes the captive
- "The imminent and shocking doom of the most unfortunate Mr. Hayne"
- "We seriously lament the necessity of such a severe expedient"
- Rawdon's fantastic shipboard recollections
- "In South Carolina no one even knows where he is buried"
- A survey of the story of Isaac Hayne in art and literature.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-170) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781611177190
- 1611177197
- OCLC:
- 963439647
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