Col. David Fanning's Narrative of His Exploits and Adventures as a Loyalist of North Carolina in the American Revolution (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Fanning, David Of Pacific Coast

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440071675 ISBN 13 : 9781440071676

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Relive the Loyalist side of the American Revolution through the dramatic tale of Col. Fanning.

This narrative recounts suffering, daring exploits, and hairbreadth escapes from the Loyalist perspective, offering a vivid alternative view of the war’s events. This edition presents the full manuscript and places Fanning’s experiences in a broader historical context. It includes scholarly notes on publication history, a discussion of how Loyalists have been remembered, and reflections on the moral complexities of the era. The book aims to illuminate a neglected voice in the Revolution’s story and to encourage a balanced understanding of its actors.

• First-hand accounts of wartime loyalties, risk, and retreat under pressure.
• Contextual essays that explore how Loyalists have been portrayed in history.
• Historical notes on publication history and the evolution of this narrative.
• Critical perspectives that encourage readers to weigh motives and actions on all sides.

Ideal for readers interested in nuanced Civil War–era loyalties, colonial history, and the complexities of rebellion and allegiance.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Revolution in the Southern States. History, song, and tradition have each done something to perpetuate the recollection of the deeds of one whose name has come to us linked with all that is cruel and rapacious in a war of the most fratricidal character; but no authentic detailed account of his life has up to the present time been made public, and but few of the particulars of his career during the war are generally known. All who have written of DAVID FANNING, the Tory, have assigned him a high rank in the annals of infamy, and none who read his own account of himself and his services will hesitate to admit that he has been i: by merit raised To that bad eminence. The frankness with which he narrates his adventures, and speaks of the cold-blooded murder of his neighbors and fel low-citizens, is only equalled by the self-satisfaction which he exhibits at the close of his address To the Reader, in using the words of the Psalmist as applicable to himself, as the perfect and the upright man. Besides what he has written, the following account of him (principally traditionary) is that which is best authenti cated. David Fanning was born in Johnston county, 1ST. C.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440071675
• ISBN 13: 9781440071676
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 63
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible