John Haslet

This book brings the drama of the American Revolution to the reader in a more relatable life, that of John Haslet, an Irish immigrant who became a husband, father, community leader, passionate advocate of the Patriot Cause, and a war hero.

As a native Philadelphian, Walters was exposed to colonial history early. A career in journalism nurtured his interest in how events shape our lives. His career in journalism was jump-started when he began working for The Associated Press as a writer/reporter in his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania (after three and a half years in the U.S. Navy). Eleven years later, he switched to broadcasting and has been a reporter, editor, and news executive for Metromedia in Philadelphia; for Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (since merged into CBS) in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles; and for ABC at its station in Detroit.

Introduction	v
Chapter One Going Home	1	(10)
Chapter Two The Capture of Fort Duquesne	11	(12)
Chapter Three Jemima	23	(9)
Chapter Four Wedding Plans	32	(6)
Chapter Five The Seed of Rebellion Is Planted	38	(11)
Chapter Six Joyful News	49	(13)
Chapter Seven Polly	62	(15)
Chapter Eight Portents	77	(10)
Chapter Nine Marital Stress and Rioting Troops	87	(8)
Chapter Ten Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer	95	(8)
Chapter Eleven Massachusetts Stirs the Pot	103	(8)
Chapter Twelve Protest Without Violence	111	(9)
Chapter Thirteen Massacre in Boston	120	(10)
Chapter Fourteen A Public Career Begins	130	(10)
Chapter Fifteen Tempest Over Tea	140	(9)
Chapter Sixteen The Teapot	149	(5)
Chapter Seventeen Ominous Signs	154	(9)
Chapter Eighteen Kent County Acts	163	(8)
Chapter Nineteen A Political Setback	171	(10)
Chapter Twenty The Letter	181	(14)
Chapter Twenty-One Tories and Patriots	195	(12)
Chapter Twenty-Two Colonel Haslet	207	(12)
Chapter Twenty-Three HMS Roebuck	219	(11)
Chapter Twenty-Four Neighbors Divided	230	(12)
Chapter Twenty-Five Revenge	242	(11)
Chapter Twenty-Six Independence	253	(10)
Chapter Twenty-Seven Off to War	263	(14)
Chapter Twenty-Eight Loose Ends	277	(14)
Chapter Twenty-Nine The Flying Camp	291	(4)
Chapter Thirty New York	295	(8)
Chapter Thirty-One Foul Weather Most Fair	303	(16)
Chapter Thirty-Two The Rogers Rangers Affair	319	(11)
Chapter Thirty-Three Chatterton Hill	330	(7)
Chapter Thirty-Four The Fox and the Hounds	337	(16)
Chapter Thirty-Five Trenton: Hope Renewed	353	(16)
Chapter Thirty-Six Death at Princeton	369	(16)
Chapter Thirty-Seven Finally at Rest	385	(11)
Chapter Notes	396	(15)
Bibliography	411	(6)
About the Author	417

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