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Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History)
by Fischer, David Hackett
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0195170342
- ISBN 13
- 9780195170344
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x1x6. Second printing. Jacket spine base lightly bumped. 2004 Hard Cover. x, 564 pp. Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. George Washington lost ninety percent of his army and was driven across the Delaware River. Panic and despair spread through the states.
Synopsis
Washington's Crossing frames the events of the winter of 1776-1777 during the American Revolution. The iconic painting of Washington crossing the Delaware is indeed a passionate image, but it is certainly stylized. It is this symbol, this myth of American history, that Fischer argues as the turning point for the psychological victory of the Revolution, the morale of the American troops locked in a miserable winter, and the unyielding proof of the tireless quest for a free America.
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- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2334431
- Title
- Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History)
- Author
- Fischer, David Hackett
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0195170342
- ISBN 13
- 9780195170344
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 9x1x6
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY MILITARY REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN REVOLUTION GEORGE WASHINGTON AMERICAN PRESIDENTS BIOGRAPHY
- X weight
- 32 oz
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