Lecture and Book Signing "Relieve Us of this Burthen": American Prisoners of War in the Revolutionary South, 1780-1782

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Join Assistant Director Carl Borick as he discusses his new book, "Relieve Us of this Burthen": American Prisoners of War in the Revolutionary South, 1780-1782 (USC Press, January 2012). The new book focuses on the prisoners that were captured by the British in South Carolina during the Revolution, many of whom were held in Charleston. The work examines the circumstances of their capture, the difficult conditions they faced during imprisonment and their extraordinary experiences afterward. This is the first book-length study to be published concerning Revolutionary War prisoners in the South. Meet the author and be among the first to purchase this important new work.