Balancing social and political concerns of the period and perspectives of the average American revolutionary with a careful examination of the war itself, Ferling has crafted the ideal book for armchair military history buffs, a book about ...
Brigadier General William Thompson, formerly colonel of one of the Pennsylvania rifle regiments at Cambridge, was coming with a brigade of four regiments dispatched by Washington, comprising 2,000 musketmen, a company of riflemen, ...
"A graphic presentation of the Revolution, dramatizing monumental events as well as the struggles of individuals . . . Readers will be captivated by Marrin's vivid narrative style, exemplifying historical...
Stephen Conway shows that, beyond mythology, this was more than just a local conflict: rather a titanic struggle between France and Britain.
The War of the American Revolution: Narrative, Chronology, and Bibliography
Featuring essays from leading scholars and historians, and fully illustrated with historical military portraiture, documents, and maps indicating campaigns and territories, this book offers a completely new understanding of the American ...
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The beginning of the War of the American Revolution.
“Every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant,” Mason warned, and slavery would “bring the judgment of heaven on a Country.” Slavery itself weakened a society and depressed the value of free labor. Looking westward, he noted that the ...
The War for Independence touched virtually every American. It promised liberty, the opportunity for a better life, and the excitement of the battlefield. It also brought disappointment, misery, and mourning....