John Haslets World, David Price
John Haslets World, David Price
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John Haslet's World
An Ardent Patriot, the Delaware Blues, and the Spirit of 1776

Author: David Price

Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/03/2020


Synopsis

From David Price, author of The Road to Assunpink Creek, follow along on the journey of Delaware's Revolutionary War hero, John Haslet, and the legendary regiment he commanded during the 1776 campaign of George Washington's army.

This is the story of Colonel John Haslet, an Irish immigrant to the American colonies who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for his adopted country. During this pivotal moment in America’s war for independence against Great Britain, a newborn nation struggled to survive against a militarily superior force deployed by a mighty empire.

This is also a chronicle of the inspirational leadership and service of the Delaware Regiment that Haslet formed and guided, told as part of a more wide-ranging narrative about the 1776 campaign of Washington’s army. That battered but resilient force faced the prospect of total defeat in the winter of 1776–1777 as the quest for American independence hung in the balance.

About David Price

David Price is a historical interpreter at Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania and the author of Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America's War for Independence and The Road to Assunpink Creek: Liberty's Desperate Hour and the Ten Crucial Days of the American Revolution. Under the auspices of the Friends of Washington Crossing Park, he conducts guided interpretive tours at this Registered National Historic Landmark and site of the Continental army's crossing of the Delaware River in 1776, focusing on the "Ten Crucial Days" of the American Revolution and other historical aspects of the park. David is also a historical interpreter for the Princeton Battlefield Society at Princeton Battlefield State Park in New Jersey. He holds degrees in political science from Drew University and Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and was a nonpartisan research analyst with the Office of Legislative Services of the New Jersey Legislature for thirty-one years. He is a member of various national and regional organizations relating to the American Revolution. David lives in Lawrence Township, NJ (known as Maidenhead at the time of the Revolution).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on August 04, 2021

In this book David Price shows himself to be an excellent local historian, but not as great an author. Following up previous works Mr. Price wrote about the American Revolution; in this book he tells the story of Colonel John Haslet who immigrated from Ireland and ended up leading the Delaware "Blue......more

Goodreads review by Audra on August 09, 2021

David Price's book about John Haslet addresses Haslet's beginnings as a soldier in the Forbes Campaign during the French & Indian War, and I found his overview of Haslet's leadership in 1758 useful and informative. Coming to Haslet via personal interest and not as a historian, I appreciated Price's......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on February 01, 2022

A solid and revealing biography of one of America's forgotten heroes.......more