1776 /David McCullough.
McCullough, David G.,
1776 /David McCullough. Seventeen seventy-six - New York : Simon and Schuster, (c)2005. - 386 pages : illustration (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Part I: THE SIEGE -- Chapter One Sovereign duty -- Chapter Two Rabble in arms -- Chapter Three Dorchester heights -- Part II: FATEFUL SUMMER -- Chapter Four: The Lines are Drawn -- Chapter Five: Field of Battle -- Part III: THE LONG RETREAT -- Chapter Six: Fortune Frowns -- Chapter Seven: Darkest Hour.
"Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost"
9780743226714 9780743226721 9780743540070 9780743544238
2005042505
1775-1783
Medicine--History--18th century.
American Revolution
History, 18th Century
Nonfiction.
Christian fiction.
E208
1776 /David McCullough. Seventeen seventy-six - New York : Simon and Schuster, (c)2005. - 386 pages : illustration (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Part I: THE SIEGE -- Chapter One Sovereign duty -- Chapter Two Rabble in arms -- Chapter Three Dorchester heights -- Part II: FATEFUL SUMMER -- Chapter Four: The Lines are Drawn -- Chapter Five: Field of Battle -- Part III: THE LONG RETREAT -- Chapter Six: Fortune Frowns -- Chapter Seven: Darkest Hour.
"Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost"
9780743226714 9780743226721 9780743540070 9780743544238
2005042505
1775-1783
Medicine--History--18th century.
American Revolution
History, 18th Century
Nonfiction.
Christian fiction.
E208