Washington's headquarters in Newburgh
Subtitle: home to a revolution
By: A.J. Schenkman.
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781596296008
Subjects: Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Headquarters -- New York (State) -- Newburgh; Hasbrouck, Jonathan, -- b. 1722; Newburgh (N.Y. : Town) -- History -- 18th century; New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site (Newburgh, N.Y.); Newburgh (N.Y. : Town) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Troubles, oppressions, and persecutions; title: "Neare the banks of the Hudson"; title: Merchant, miller, farmer, and soldier; title: Years of warfare; title: Taxes, tea, and revolution; title: "Ye wretched Royalists!"; title: "The quick and the dead"; title: The Washingtons arrive; title: "Let no rash hand attempt its desecration" : the fight to save the old headquarters.