Strange Amazing And Funny Events That Happened During The Revolutionary War
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Strange Amazing And Funny Events That Happened During The Revolutionary War
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Author : Jack Darrell Crowder
language : en
Publisher: Clearfield
Release Date : 2019-02-21
Strange Amazing And Funny Events That Happened During The Revolutionary War written by Jack Darrell Crowder and has been published by Clearfield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-21 with History categories.
Journal Of The American Revolution
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Author : Todd Andrlik
language : en
Publisher: Journal of the American Revolu
Release Date : 2017-05-10
Journal Of The American Revolution written by Todd Andrlik and has been published by Journal of the American Revolu this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-10 with History categories.
The fourth annual compilation of selected articles from the online Journal of the American Revolution.
My American Revolution
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Author : Robert Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2012-09-04
My American Revolution written by Robert Sullivan and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-04 with History categories.
Americans tend to think of the Revolution as a Massachusetts-based event orchestrated by Virginians, but in fact the war took place mostly in the Middle Colonies—in New York and New Jersey and the parts of Pennsylvania that on a clear day you can almost see from the Empire State Building. In My American Revolution, Robert Sullivan delves into this first Middle America, digging for a glorious, heroic part of the past in the urban, suburban, and sometimes even rural landscape of today. And there are great adventures along the way: Sullivan investigates the true history of the crossing of the Delaware, its down-home reenactment each year for the past half a century, and—toward the end of a personal odyssey that involves camping in New Jersey backyards, hiking through lost "mountains," and eventually some physical therapy—he evacuates illegally from Brooklyn to Manhattan by handmade boat. He recounts a Brooklyn historian's failed attempt to memorialize a colonial Maryland regiment; a tattoo artist's more successful use of a colonial submarine, which resulted in his 2007 arrest by the New York City police and the FBI; and the life of Philip Freneau, the first (and not great) poet of American independence, who died in a swamp in the snow. Last but not least, along New York harbor, Sullivan re-creates an ancient signal beacon. Like an almanac, My American Revolution moves through the calendar of American independence, considering the weather and the tides, the harbor and the estuary and the yearly return of the stars as salient factors in the war for independence. In this fiercely individual and often hilarious journey to make our revolution his, he shows us how alive our own history is, right under our noses.
Band Of Giants
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Author : Jack Kelly
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2014-09-09
Band Of Giants written by Jack Kelly and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with History categories.
Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American artillery at the age of 25? Eighteen counties in the United States commemorate Richard Montgomery, but do we know that this revered martyr launched a full-scale invasion of Canada? The soldiers of the American Revolution were a diverse lot: merchants and mechanics, farmers and fishermen, paragons and drunkards. Most were ardent amateurs. Even George Washington, assigned to take over the army around Boston in 1775, consulted books on military tactics. Here, Jack Kelly vividly captures the fraught condition of the war—the bitterly divided populace, the lack of supplies, the repeated setbacks on the battlefield, and the appalling physical hardships. That these inexperienced warriors could take on and defeat the superpower of the day was one of the remarkable feats in world history.
Paul Revere S Ride
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Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
language : en
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Release Date : 2021-11-23
Paul Revere S Ride written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and has been published by Astra Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The classic poem in a newly illustrated edition. Paul Revere and his famous ride were immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in a poem published in 1861, more than eighty years after the even. Longfellow wrote the poem at the time of the Civil War. He hoped that his story of an ordinary citizen who comes to the aid of his country would stir patriotic feelings and support for the Union. He was right. In face, if it hadn't been for Longfellow, Paul Revere may have remained a local legend. The poem fired the imaginations of Americans and a national hero was born. This illustrated edition of the classic poem features vivid oil paintings by Monica Vachula, whose research into period and place can be seen in the smallest detail. A concluding note by historian Jayne Triber, author of A True Republican: The Life of Paul Revere, explores the poem and Paul Revere's place in American history.
Strange And Obscure Stories Of The Civil War
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Author : Tim Rowland
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Release Date : 2011-09-27
Strange And Obscure Stories Of The Civil War written by Tim Rowland and has been published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-27 with History categories.
Presents a series of historical anecdotes about little-known, miscellaneous events and personal experiences of the American Civil War.
Strange Stones
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Author : Peter Hessler
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2013-05-07
Strange Stones written by Peter Hessler and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-07 with Travel categories.
Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage—a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions. This unusual perspective distinguishes Strange Stones, which showcases Hessler’s unmatched range as a storyteller. “Wild Flavor” invites readers along on a taste test between two rat restaurants in South China. One story profiles Yao Ming, basketball star and China’s most beloved export, another David Spindler, an obsessive and passionate historian of the Great Wall. In “Dr. Don,” Hessler writes movingly about a small-town pharmacist and his relationship with the people he serves. While Hessler’s subjects and locations vary, subtle but deeply important thematic links bind these pieces—the strength of local traditions, the surprising overlap between apparently opposing cultures, and the powerful lessons drawn from individuals who straddle different worlds.
Almost A Miracle
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Author : John E. Ferling
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009
Almost A Miracle written by John E. Ferling and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Describes the military history of the American Revolution and the grim realities of the eight-year conflict while offering descriptions of the major engagements on land and sea and the decisions that influenced the course of the war.
Liberty S Exiles
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Author : Maya Jasanoff
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-02-15
Liberty S Exiles written by Maya Jasanoff and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-15 with History categories.
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond. At the end of the American Revolution, sixty thousand Americans loyal to the British cause fled the United States and became refugees throughout the British Empire. Liberty's Exiles tells their story. “A smart, deeply researched and elegantly written history.” —New York Times Book Review This surprising account of the founding of the United States and the shaping of the post-revolutionary world traces extraordinary journeys like the one of Elizabeth Johnston, a young mother from Georgia, who led her growing family to Britain, Jamaica, and Canada, questing for a home; black loyalists such as David George, who escaped from slavery in Virginia and went on to found Baptist congregations in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone; and Mohawk Indian leader Joseph Brant, who tried to find autonomy for his people in Ontario. Ambitious, original, and personality-filled, this book is at once an intimate narrative history and a provocative analysis that changes how we see the revolution’s “losers” and their legacies.
Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon
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Author : David McGowan
language : en
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Release Date : 2014-03-19
Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon written by David McGowan and has been published by SCB Distributors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-19 with Music categories.
The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. Members of bands like the Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Turtles, the Eagles, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Steppenwolf, CSN, Three Dog Night and Love, along with such singer/songwriters as Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, James Taylor and Carole King, lived together and jammed together in the bucolic community nestled in the Hollywood Hills. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn’t make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day. Far more integrated into the scene than most would like to admit was a guy by the name of Charles Manson, along with his murderous entourage. Also floating about the periphery were various political operatives, up-and-coming politicians and intelligence personnel – the same sort of people who gave birth to many of the rock stars populating the canyon. And all the canyon’s colorful characters – rock stars, hippies, murderers and politicos – happily coexisted alongside a covert military installation.