Voices of 1776
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
Published: 1972
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
Subjects: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
Description: Eyewitness accounts bring to life the turbulent events of the American Revolution from Paul Revere's ride to the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 415-420.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Bruce Catton; title: The opening shots; title: To arms! to arms!; title: Mission to Ticonderoga; title: America throws down the gauntlet; title: The Battle of Bunker Hill; title: Washington's role begins; title: To the plains of Abraham; title: A scattering of sparks; title: Washington earns a medal; title: Carleton takes the offensive; title: The south is threatened; title: Howe springs a surprise; title: A fox chase on Manhattan; title: The Battle of Lake Champlain; title: A fort becomes a trap; title: Washington rallies the cause; title: Deliverance for New Jersey; title: Burgoyne invades fro Canada; title: The campaign falters; title: The Battle of Brandywine; title: Fury at Freeman's farm; title: Paoli and Germantown; title: Climax at Saratoga; title: Turbulence on the Delaware; title: The months at Valley Forge; title: Pursuit to Monmouth; title: The French arrive; title: Tomahawks on the frontier; title: New trouble for the south; title: Sundry expeditions; title: John Paul Jones; title: The Siege of Savannah; title: Charleston revisited; title: The summer of 1780; title: Arnold changes sides; title: America's fortunes brighten; title: Greene and Cornwallis; title: A round of sweet rewards; title: Finale at Yorktown; title: Appendix : From Lexington to Yorktown