American sanctuary : mutiny, martyrdom, and national identity in the age of revolution
2017
973.44 E37 2017
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Title
American sanctuary : mutiny, martyrdom, and national identity in the age of revolution
Variant Title
Mutiny, martyrdom, and national identity in the age of revolution
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, 2017.
Description
xix, 293 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Call Number
973.44 E37 2017
System Control No.
(OCoLC)950635294
Note
Colored maps on lining papers.
"The book is a triptych, beginning with the mutiny on the Hermione and the ensuing manhunt for members of her crew. The second section recounts the arrival of a handful of mutineers in the United States, including Jonathan Robbins, before examining in depth the political crisis that engulfed John Adams and the Federalist Party. The final three chapters focus on the election of 1800 and the protracted consequences of Robbins's martyrdom during the years of Republican ascendancy. As late as 1812, Adams bitterly complained that "Robbins" was "a scandal that ought to have been killed before it died of old age"--"a more infernal, wicked, malicious, unprincipled, deliberate, and cruel scandal never stalked this earth." "Indeed," he rued, "I know not whether it be dead yet.""--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-280) and index.
Contents: Prologue -- Pt. 1. Mutiny. Men-of-war -- Hand 'em up -- Dragnet -- Pt. 2. Martyrdom. Receive the fugitive -- United States v. Nathan Robbins -- Martyr to liberty -- Pt. 3. National identity. Seignor Galatini and his gang -- Revolution of 1800 -- Jonathan's ghost -- Epilogue.
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"The book is a triptych, beginning with the mutiny on the Hermione and the ensuing manhunt for members of her crew. The second section recounts the arrival of a handful of mutineers in the United States, including Jonathan Robbins, before examining in depth the political crisis that engulfed John Adams and the Federalist Party. The final three chapters focus on the election of 1800 and the protracted consequences of Robbins's martyrdom during the years of Republican ascendancy. As late as 1812, Adams bitterly complained that "Robbins" was "a scandal that ought to have been killed before it died of old age"--"a more infernal, wicked, malicious, unprincipled, deliberate, and cruel scandal never stalked this earth." "Indeed," he rued, "I know not whether it be dead yet.""--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-280) and index.
Contents: Prologue -- Pt. 1. Mutiny. Men-of-war -- Hand 'em up -- Dragnet -- Pt. 2. Martyrdom. Receive the fugitive -- United States v. Nathan Robbins -- Martyr to liberty -- Pt. 3. National identity. Seignor Galatini and his gang -- Revolution of 1800 -- Jonathan's ghost -- Epilogue.
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