Author: John B. B. Trussell
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Category : Valley Forge (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Epic on the Schuylkill
Author: John B. B. Trussell
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Category : Valley Forge (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Category : Valley Forge (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Resources in Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Parameters
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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John Laurance
Author: Kerith Marshall Jones III
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1606180878
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This long overdue biography of English-born N.Y. lawyer John Laurance (1760-1810) restores an important missing piece to the founding narrative of the U.S. It describes the middling Cornish emigre’s against-all-odds passage to Federalist America’s governing inner circle. Laurance spent 5 wartime years as Gen. Washington’s “courtroom Baron von Steuben” and was battlefield father of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Corps. Never defeated for electoral office, Col. Laurance spoke as N.Y.C.’s post-war pro-mercantile voice in the Confederation Congress, state legislature, and both houses of the fledgling federal Congress. This biography casts fresh light on the rise and fall of America’s first political Party, the Federalists. Illus.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1606180878
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This long overdue biography of English-born N.Y. lawyer John Laurance (1760-1810) restores an important missing piece to the founding narrative of the U.S. It describes the middling Cornish emigre’s against-all-odds passage to Federalist America’s governing inner circle. Laurance spent 5 wartime years as Gen. Washington’s “courtroom Baron von Steuben” and was battlefield father of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Corps. Never defeated for electoral office, Col. Laurance spoke as N.Y.C.’s post-war pro-mercantile voice in the Confederation Congress, state legislature, and both houses of the fledgling federal Congress. This biography casts fresh light on the rise and fall of America’s first political Party, the Federalists. Illus.
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Author: US Army Military History Research Collection
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Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Blood of Tyrants
Author: Logan Beirne
Publisher: Encounter Books
ISBN: 1594037671
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
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Blood of Tyrants reveals the surprising details of our Founding Fathers’ approach to government and this history’s impact on today. Delving into forgotten—and often lurid—facts of the Revolutionary War, Logan Beirne focuses on the nation’s first commander in chief, George Washington, as he shaped the very meaning of the United States Constitution in the heat of battle. Key episodes of the Revolution illustrate how the Founders dealt with thorny wartime issues: How do we protect citizens’ rights when the nation is struggling to defend itself? Who decides war strategy? When should we use military tribunals instead of civilian trials? Should we inflict harsh treatment on enemy captives if it means saving American lives? Beirne finds evidence in previously unexplored documents such as General Washington’s letters debating the use of torture, an eyewitness account of the military tribunal that executed a British prisoner, Founders’ letters warning against government debt, and communications pointing to a power struggle between Washington and the Continental Congress. Vivid stories from the Revolution set the stage for Washington’s pivotal role in the drafting of the Constitution. The Founders saw the first American commander in chief as the template for all future presidents: a leader who would fiercely defend Americans’ rights and liberties against all forms of aggression. Pulling the reader directly into dramatic scenes from history, Blood of Tyrants fills a void in our understanding of the presidency and our ingenious Founders’ pragmatic approach to issues we still face today.
Publisher: Encounter Books
ISBN: 1594037671
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
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Blood of Tyrants reveals the surprising details of our Founding Fathers’ approach to government and this history’s impact on today. Delving into forgotten—and often lurid—facts of the Revolutionary War, Logan Beirne focuses on the nation’s first commander in chief, George Washington, as he shaped the very meaning of the United States Constitution in the heat of battle. Key episodes of the Revolution illustrate how the Founders dealt with thorny wartime issues: How do we protect citizens’ rights when the nation is struggling to defend itself? Who decides war strategy? When should we use military tribunals instead of civilian trials? Should we inflict harsh treatment on enemy captives if it means saving American lives? Beirne finds evidence in previously unexplored documents such as General Washington’s letters debating the use of torture, an eyewitness account of the military tribunal that executed a British prisoner, Founders’ letters warning against government debt, and communications pointing to a power struggle between Washington and the Continental Congress. Vivid stories from the Revolution set the stage for Washington’s pivotal role in the drafting of the Constitution. The Founders saw the first American commander in chief as the template for all future presidents: a leader who would fiercely defend Americans’ rights and liberties against all forms of aggression. Pulling the reader directly into dramatic scenes from history, Blood of Tyrants fills a void in our understanding of the presidency and our ingenious Founders’ pragmatic approach to issues we still face today.
A Boy Patriot Soldier
Author: Neil E Webner
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387859005
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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He glanced quickly to the sky as if asking for a moment of courage. It was quick in coming; his mind was made up long ago. Still a teenager, Johnny Parker would become a private in the Pennsylvania Line fighting for America's independence! Over the next five years, Johnny sees his commanding officers cut down in battle. He watches as dozens of new-found comrades-in-arms are impaled by the feared British bayonets or blown to bits by their artillery. He witnesses many others succumb to small pox, cholera, starvation, and exposure to the extreme cold of winters at Crown Point, Valley Forge, and Middlebrook. Yet he stays. Follow Johnny from the retreat from Canada to Brandywine, from the carnage of Paoli to the bloody mayhem of Germantown and Monmouth as he makes his own not insignificant mark on the thrilling history of America's fight for independence.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387859005
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
He glanced quickly to the sky as if asking for a moment of courage. It was quick in coming; his mind was made up long ago. Still a teenager, Johnny Parker would become a private in the Pennsylvania Line fighting for America's independence! Over the next five years, Johnny sees his commanding officers cut down in battle. He watches as dozens of new-found comrades-in-arms are impaled by the feared British bayonets or blown to bits by their artillery. He witnesses many others succumb to small pox, cholera, starvation, and exposure to the extreme cold of winters at Crown Point, Valley Forge, and Middlebrook. Yet he stays. Follow Johnny from the retreat from Canada to Brandywine, from the carnage of Paoli to the bloody mayhem of Germantown and Monmouth as he makes his own not insignificant mark on the thrilling history of America's fight for independence.
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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The Epic of Industry
Author: Malcolm Keir
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Valley Forge to Monmouth
Author: Jim Stempel
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476682674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
From December 1777 through June 1778, the American Revolution achieved a remarkable turnaround. I these months the Continental Army recovered from abject demoralization at Valley Forge to achieve a stunning victory against the British at Monmouth Courthouse. This compelling history chronicles how the war began to turn--from the consequential leadership of General Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette to the experiences of the men who marched and fought in the ranks--and reexamines one of the most controversial periods of early American history.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476682674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
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From December 1777 through June 1778, the American Revolution achieved a remarkable turnaround. I these months the Continental Army recovered from abject demoralization at Valley Forge to achieve a stunning victory against the British at Monmouth Courthouse. This compelling history chronicles how the war began to turn--from the consequential leadership of General Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette to the experiences of the men who marched and fought in the ranks--and reexamines one of the most controversial periods of early American history.