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Author
Publisher
OTTN Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A biography of the general whose successful campaign in the South, in what seemed an impossible situation, turned the tide of the American Revolution and led to a Patriot victory"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Westholme Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
On January 17, 1781, at Cowpens, South Carolina, the notorious British cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton and his legion had been destroyed along with the cream of Lord Cornwallis's troops. The man who planned and executed this stunning American victory was Daniel Morgan. Once a barely literate backcountry laborer, Morgan now stood at the pinnacle of American martial success. Born in New Jersey in 1736, he left home at seventeen and found himself in...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The Whites of Their Eyes recounts the life and times of Israel Putnam, a larger-than-life general, a gregarious tavern keeper and farmer, who was a folk hero in Connecticut and the probable source of legendary words during the Revolutionary War--and whose exploits make him one of the most interesting officers in American military history"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"What started one of Washington's best officers down the path of treachery? In "The Life of Benedict Arnold," Isaac N. Arnold, a descendant of Benedict Arnold, looks at both sides of this mysterious and compelling American. The author shows us the complete man - from his early boyhood to his military success, the betrayal, and his last years in England. Isaac Arnold also draws a vivid portrait of Benedict Arnold's wife, Peggy Shippen, who played a...