Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge - Rilegato

Fleming, Thomas

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ISBN 10: 0060829621 ISBN 13: 9780060829629

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2005

Riassunto

Evaluates Valley Forge as a point of departure to discuss the larger context of the Revolutionary War, linking the winter stay of the Continental Army during 1777 and 1778 to such key events as the negotiations with the French, the British occupation of Philadelphia, and the maneuvering of the Continental Congress.

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Recensione:

Fleming enhances his position as a leading general-audience historian of the American Revolution with this convincing argument. (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

Solid account of the political intrigue that threatened the American cause during the winter of 1777-78. (Boston Globe)

L'autore:

Thomas Fleming is the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, most recently, The Perils of Peace. He has been the president of the Society of American Historians and of PEN American Center. Mr. Fleming is a frequent guest on C-SPAN, PBS, A&E, and the History Channel. He lives in New York City.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060829621
• ISBN 13: 9780060829629
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 384