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Murray, Stuart,
1948-
American Revolution /
written by Stuart Murray.
Eyewitness American Revolution.
Revised edition.
London :
DK,
2005.
71 pages :
illustrations (some color), color maps ;
29 cm.
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Eyewitness books
At head of title: Eyewitness.
"In association with the Smithsonian Institution.".
"Discover how a few brave patriots battled a great empire-- the commanders, the conflicts, and the weaponry"--Cover.
Includes index.
Life in British America -- War in New World -- Taxation without representation -- Revolutions' opposing leaders -- Unrest becomes revolution -- Breed's Hill, siege of Boston -- Recruiting, training -- Armies of king, congress -- Early Northern battles -- Declaration of Independence -- Battles, campaigns -- Victory at Saratoga -- Attacks on frontier -- Winter soldier -- Symbols of freedom -- France becomes ally -- War at sea -- Embattled New York -- Spies, traitors -- Home front, behind the lines -- Camps, prisons -- Soldier's doctor -- War for the South -- Yorktown -- Last two years of war -- Peace, birth of a nation -- George Washington, Father of his Country -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Index.
Presents a visual guide to the people, battles, and events of America's war for independence, and includes explanatory text.
20240101.
United States
History
Revolution, 1775-1783
Juvenile literature.
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.
Smithsonian Institution.
Eyewitness books.