John Laurens and the American Revolution
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: March 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781570033308
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Biography: historical; Revolutions & coups; Slavery & emancipation; c 1700 to c 1800; Laurens, John,; Historical - U.S; Biography / Autobiography; United States; History: American; USA; Military; United States - Revolutionary War; 1754-1782; Biography; History; Revolution, 1775-1783; Soldiers
First sentence: Less than a century before the American Revolution, the Laurens family migrated to the New World.
Description: "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 entire adult 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."--BOOK JACKET.