American Sanctuary, A. Roger Ekirch
American Sanctuary, A. Roger Ekirch
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American Sanctuary
Mutiny, Martyrdom, and National Identity in the Age of Revolution

Author: A. Roger Ekirch

Narrator: Tom Zingarelli

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/21/2017


Synopsis

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, that led to the extradition from America, and the hanging by the British, of the martyred sailor Jonathan Robbins. This event plunged the two-decade-old American Republic into a constitutional crisis, and powerfully contributed to the outcome of the U.S. presidential election of 1800. It propelled to the fore the fundamental issue of political asylum and extradition, still being debated today—more than two hundred years later.

About A. Roger Ekirch

A. Roger Ekirch is a professor of history at Virginia Tech and the award-winning author of At Day's Close and Birthright. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on September 07, 2017

This book, American Sanctuary” by A. Roger Ekirch, deals with the Jay Treaty of 1795 which provided for extradition for very few crimes. Murder was one crime which extradition was allowed. On the night of 21 September 1797, the men of the 32-gun British frigate HMS Hermione, then in the Mona Passage......more

Goodreads review by Michele on February 28, 2017

As Historian Gordon Wood said, "a fascinating account of mutiny, martyrdom and politics in the early American republic.." Ekirch writes with "the flair of a seasoned novelist..actually a superb historian." Beautiful prose and an engaging read, the story of the political battles of Adams and Jefferson......more

Goodreads review by Mike on November 05, 2023

Well documented history of a little known event that led at least in part to Jefferson’s defeat of John Adams for a second term. First half or so easy to read but the last third or so was a bit challenging to follow with Ekirch’s descriptions of interacting political events......more

Goodreads review by Gerry on June 15, 2019

American Sanctuary is A. Roger Ekirich’s recounting of the mutiny aboard the HMS Hermione in 1799 that led to the American extradition of Jonathan Robbins aka Thomas Nash who allegedly murdered Hermione’s brutal captain and led the mutiny. The extradition led to Robbins execution by the British and......more

Goodreads review by Raully on September 21, 2017

It is interesting how the past is a funhouse-mirror reflection of the present. This book recounts a time in American history of intense partisanship, apocalyptic fears of foreign powers, dishonest media intent on electioneering, and xenophobic fears of who is "really American." Or, to be more specif......more