One Life to Give
Martyrdom and the Making of the American Revolution
Published on 3. August 2021
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-5064-7414-4 (ISBN)
Description
One Life to Give explores martyrdom from its classical and Christian origins to the onset of the Revolutionary War. Fanestil shows how martyrdom animated many personal commitments to American independence, and thereby to the war. Understanding the role of martyrdom helps the reader grasp the origins of the American Revolution.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5064-7414-4 (9781506474144)
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E-Book
08/2021
Fortress Press
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Person
John Fanestil holds a PhD in American history from the University of Southern California and studied as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford. Fanestil's previous books include Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death (Doubleday, 2006) and One Life to Give (Fortress, 2021). An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Fanestil serves as executive director of Via International, a nonprofit serving border communities in San Diego and Tijuana.