1776 : excerpts from the acclaimed history, with letters, maps, and seminal artwork / David McCullough.

Author
McCullough, David G. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
The illustrated ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Simon & Schuster, [c2007]
Description
256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 31cm. + 37 facsims.

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Summary note
A history of the American Revolution that draws on personal correspondence and period diaries also features thirty-five removable facsimiles of historical documents, including Washington's commissions as commander-in-chief.
Notes
  • Contains a new introduction, copies of eighteenth-century paintings, and 37 removable replicas of letters, maps, and historic documents in 10 envelopes secured with the congressional seal.
  • Issued in slipcase.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index.
Contents
  • Siege: Sovereign duty
  • Rabble in arms
  • Dorchester heights
  • Fateful summer: Lines are drawn
  • Field of battle
  • Long retreat: Fortune frowns
  • Darkest hour
  • Acknowledgments
  • Source notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.
Other title(s)
  • Seventeen seventy-six
  • 1776 : the illustrated edition
ISBN
  • 9781416542100 (hardcover)
  • 1416542108 (hardcover)
LCCN
2007282595
OCLC
153578341
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