JOHN OLLER
The Swamp Fox How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
The father of modern guerrilla tactics, Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, and his men terrorized the British and helped win the American Revolution
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n the darkest days of the american Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for
the patriot cause during the critical British “southern campaign.” Like the Robin Hood of legend, Marion and his men attacked from secret hideaways before melting back into the forest or swamp. Employing insurgent tactics that became commonplace in later centuries, Marion and his brigade inflicted losses on the enemy that were individually small but cumulatively a large drain on British resources and morale. In The Swamp Fox, the first major biography of
Marion in more than forty years, John Oller compiles striking evidence to provide a fresh look at Marion, the man, and how he helped save the American Revolution.
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AMERICAN QUEEN ISBN 978-0-306-82280-3 HC
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JOHN OLLER is the author of the critically acclaimed biographies of famous actress Jean Arthur and Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Todd Lincoln’s great rival. He lives in New York City.
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