Dr. Joseph Warren: The Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, and the Birth of American Liberty
- ISBN-10
- 1455615471
- ISBN-13
- 9781455615476
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11-21
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
- Author
- Sam Forman
Description
The definitive biography of the Revolutionary War doctor and hero.An American doctor, Bostonian, and patriot, Joseph Warren played a central role in the events leading to the American Revolution. This detailed biography of Warren rescues the figure from obscurity and reveals a remarkable revolutionary who dispatched Paul Revere on his famous ride and was the hero of the battle of Bunker Hill, where he was killed in action. Physician to the history makers of early America, political virtuoso, and military luminary, Warren comes to life in this comprehensive biography meticulously grounded in original scholarship.
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