Revolutionary War : America's fight for freedom
Edited by Bart McDowell; Prepared by Robert L. Breeden
- Washington, D. C. National Geographic Society 1967
- 199 p
- National geographic special publications .
1774: "The rebellious disposition" --
1775: "Let it begin here" --
1776: "And our sacred honor" --
1777: "Times that try men's souls" --
1778: "Princes of the earth" --
1779-80: "With unremitting fury" --
1781: "The world turned upside down" --
1782-83: "The storm being past".
The essence of this book is personal involvement. As readers we travel in the shadow of people who waged the Revolutionary War. We overhear their gossip, read newspapers over their shoulders and browse through their letters. We rediscover life in the 1770's and 1780's by traveling to the battlefields and historic sites through spectacular illustrations, maps and photographs. A wonderful addition to any family library.
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Revolution--United States--1775-1783
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1774: "The rebellious disposition" --
1775: "Let it begin here" --
1776: "And our sacred honor" --
1777: "Times that try men's souls" --
1778: "Princes of the earth" --
1779-80: "With unremitting fury" --
1781: "The world turned upside down" --
1782-83: "The storm being past".
The essence of this book is personal involvement. As readers we travel in the shadow of people who waged the Revolutionary War. We overhear their gossip, read newspapers over their shoulders and browse through their letters. We rediscover life in the 1770's and 1780's by traveling to the battlefields and historic sites through spectacular illustrations, maps and photographs. A wonderful addition to any family library.
36478
0870440470
9780870440472
Revolution--United States--1775-1783
973.3 Rev 15