Reflections of a Hessian

by Richard Leighton

Book Overview

The book probes the reasons why my Hessian ancestor came to this country to put down the Patriot rebellion, then defected to make the Patriot cause his cause. Except for his birth and death dates and the year of his defection, nothing is known about this man prior to his desertion, after which he became a farmer in what's now West Virginia. The manuscript creates his background in his German state and traces his journey through battles of the Revolutionary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642377201
• ISBN13: 9781642377200
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"