Author : C. Keith Wilbur
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN :
Examines the privateers who, in the absence of a real U.S. Navy, crippled British shipping to America during the Revolution.
Author : C. Keith Wilbur
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762774623
Has 85 full-page plates of hand-lettered text and meticulously detailed drawings that bring to life the day-to-day pleasures and privations of the Revolutionary soldier.
Author : Alfred F. Young
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 30,41 MB
Release : 2005-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0679761853
In Masquerade, Alfred F. Young scrapes through layers of fiction and myth to uncover the story of Deborah Sampson, a Massachusetts woman who passed as a man and fought as a soldier for seventeen months toward the end of the American Revolution. Deborah Sampson was not the only woman to pose as a male and fight in the war, but she was certainly one of the most successful and celebrated. She managed to fight in combat and earn the respect of her officers and peers, and in later years she toured the country lecturing about her experiences and was partially successful in obtaining veterans’ benefits. Her full story, however, was buried underneath exaggeration and myth (some of which she may have created herself), becoming another sort of masquerade. Young takes the reader with him through his painstaking efforts to reveal the real Deborah Sampson in a work of history that is as spellbinding as the best detective fiction.
Author : C. Keith Wilbur
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 28,57 MB
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN :
Wilbur presents drawings and explanations of uniforms, equipment, and military life, from a pattern for hunting shirts to awards of honor, from Continental button designs to pocket knives and cavalry helmets.
Author : Anita Silvey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 32,41 MB
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0547505876
A hearty eater, dapper dresser, bookseller to Loyalists and Patriots alike,and married into a staunch Loyalist family, Henry Knox may seem an unlikely hero.But his fascination with warfare and strategy and his support of the Patriot cause prepared him to do what no one else thought was possible: transport heavy artillery from Fort Ticonderoga, up and down snow-covered hills and across frozen lakes, to relieve the siege of Boston. The dramatic story of his achievements is all the more satisfying for being absolutely true, a little-known episode in the history of the American Revolution. Source notes, time line, bibliography, map.
Author : Gregory T. Knouff
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780271047751
"The Soldiers' Revolution offers us a rare glimpse into the everyday world of the American Revolution. We see how the common experience of war drew soldiers together as they began the long process of forging an identity for a fledgling nation."--Jacket.
Author :
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,51 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : 0811733238
- Vibrant color paintings illustrate soldiers and battles of the war - Color photos of seldom-seen period artifacts such as uniforms, weapons, and other equipment In this collection, renowned artist Don Troiani teams up with leading artifact historian James L. Kochan to present the American Revolution as it has existed only in our imaginations: in living color.From Bunker Hill to Yorktown, from Washington to Cornwallis, from the Minute Men to the Black Watch, these pages are packed with scenes of grand action and great characters, recreated in the vivid blues and reds that defined the Revolutionary era. Troiani's depictions of these legendary fife-and-drum soldiers are based on firsthand accounts and, wherever possible, surviving artifacts. Scores of color photographs of these objects--many of them from private collections and seen here for the very first time--accompany the paintings. Items range from muskets and beautifully ornate swords to more unique pieces such as badges with unit insignia or patriotic slogans and Baron von Steuben's liquor chest.More than just a glimpse into a world long past, this is the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Revolutionary War firsthand.
Author : Stephen Brumwell
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 39,66 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1623651018
Winner of the prestigious George Washington Book Prize, George Washington is a vivid recounting of the formative years and military career of "The Father of his Country," following his journey from brutal border skirmishes with the French and their Native American allies to his remarkable victory over the British Empire, an achievement that underpinned his selection as the first president of the United States of America. The book focuses on a side of Washington that is often overlooked: the feisty young frontier officer and the early career of the tough forty-something commander of the revolutionaries' ragtag Continental Army. Award-winning historian Stephen Brumwell shows how, ironically, Washington's reliance upon English models of "gentlemanly" conduct, and on British military organization, was crucial in establishing his leadership of the fledgling Continental Army, and in forging it into the weapon that secured American independence. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including original archival research, Brumwell brings a fresh new perspective on this extraordinary individual, whose fusion of gentleman and warrior left an indelible imprint on history.
Author : Wilma Dykeman
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 1978
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Plumb Martin
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 36,57 MB
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : History
ISBN :
Joseph Plumb Martin (1760 – 1850) was a soldier in the Continental Army and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War, holding the rank of private for most of the war. His published narrative of his experiences has become a valuable resource for historians in understanding the conditions of a common soldier of that era, as well as the battles in which Martin participated. "My intention is to give a succinct account of some of my adventures, dangers and sufferings during my several campaigns in the revolutionary army." Contents: Campaign of 1776. Campaign of 1777. Campaign of 1778. Campaign of 1779. Campaign of 1780. Campaign of 1781. Campaign of 1782. Campaign of 1783.
