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  • American Sanctuary

  • Mutiny, Martyrdom, and National Identity in the Age of Revolution
  • Written by: A. Roger Ekirch
  • Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli
  • Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins

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American Sanctuary

Written by: A. Roger Ekirch
Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli
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Publisher's Summary

This is the extraordinary story of the mutiny aboard the frigate HMS Hermione in 1797 (eight years after the mutiny on the Bounty) - the bloodiest mutiny ever suffered by the Royal Navy, which led to the extradition from America, and the hanging by the British, of the martyred sailor Jonathan Robbins. This event plunged the two-decades-old American Republic into a constitutional crisis and powerfully contributed to the outcome of the US presidential election of 1800. It propelled to the fore the fundamental issue of political asylum and extradition, still being debated today - more than 200 years later.

©2017 A. Roger Ekirch (P)2017 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

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