{"product_id":"patriots-in-exile-charleston-rebels-in-st-augustine-during-the-american-revolution-9781643365244","title":"Patriots in Exile: Charleston Rebels in St. Augustine During the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting account of a neglected aspect of the War for American Independence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the months following the May 1780 capture of Charleston, South Carolina, by combined British and loyalist forces, British soldiers arrested sixty-three paroled American prisoners and transported them to the borderland town of St. Augustine, East Florida--territory under British control since the French and Indian War. In \u003ci\u003ePatriots in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, James Waring McCrady and C. L. Bragg chronicle the banishment of these elite southerners, the hardships endured by their families, and the plight of the enslaved men and women who accompanied them, as well as the motives of their British captors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcCrady and Bragg thoroughly examine the exile from the standpoint of the British who governed occupied Charleston, the families left behind, the armies in the field, the Continental Congress, and finally the Jacksonboro Assembly of January and February 1782. Using primary sources and archival materials, the authors develop biographical sketches of each exile and illuminate important facets of the American Revolution's southern theater. While they shared a common fate, the exiles were a diverse lot of tradesmen, artisans, prominent civilians, and military officers--among them three signers of the Declaration of Independence. Although they had clear socioeconomic differences, most were unrepentant patriots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first comprehensive examination and narrative history of these patriots, McCrady and Bragg reveal how the exiles navigated their new surroundings within the context of a revolutionary conflict that involved various imperial powers of the Old World--Britain, France, and Spain--and American colonists seeking to create an independent nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. L. \"Chip\" Bragg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or co-author of \u003ci\u003eDistinction in Every Service: Brigadier General Marcellus A. Stovall, C.S.A.\u003c\/i\u003e; the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNever for Want of Powder: The Confederate Powder Works in Augusta, Georgia; Crescent Moon over Carolina: William Moultrie and American Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMartyr of the American Revolution: The Execution of Isaac Hayne, South Carolinian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50916213489938,"sku":"9781643365244","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05e6bd59-c186-4277-bdea-8e603c4b0432.jpg?v=1738844531","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/patriots-in-exile-charleston-rebels-in-st-augustine-during-the-american-revolution-9781643365244","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}