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Voices of 1776

by Wheeler, Richard
Published by : Thomas Y. Crowell Company (New York) Physical details: 430 p ISBN:0690864221. ISSN:978069086 Year: 1972
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900 - 999 973.2 Whe (Browse shelf) Available In Memory of : Dr. C. W. Hoover 39903

Foreword / Bruce Catton --
The opening shots --
To arms! to arms! --
Mission to Ticonderoga --
America throws down the gauntlet --
The Battle of Bunker Hill --
Washington's role begins --
To the plains of Abraham --
A scattering of sparks --
Washington earns a medal --
Carleton takes the offensive --
The south is threatened --
Howe springs a surprise --
A fox chase on Manhattan --
The Battle of Lake Champlain --
A fort becomes a trap --
Washington rallies the cause --
Deliverance for New Jersey --
Burgoyne invades fro Canada --
The campaign falters --
The Battle of Brandywine --
Fury at Freeman's farm --
Paoli and Germantown --
Climax at Saratoga --
Turbulence on the Delaware --
The months at Valley Forge --
Pursuit to Monmouth --
The French arrive --
Tomahawks on the frontier --
New trouble for the south --
Sundry expeditions --
John Paul Jones --
The Siege of Savannah --
Charleston revisited --
The summer of 1780 --
Arnold changes sides --
America's fortunes brighten --
Greene and Cornwallis --
A round of sweet rewards --
Finale at Yorktown --
Appendix : From Lexington to Yorktown.

Eyewitness accounts bring to life the turbulent events of the American Revolution from Paul Revere's ride to the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

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