American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Commemorative Booklet
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Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Head
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2019-12-03
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1643131788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe dramatic story of George Washington's first crisis of the fledgling republic. In the war’s waning days, the American Revolution neared collapsed when Washington’s senior officers were rumored to be on the edge of mutiny. After the British surrender at Yorktown, the American Revolution blazed on—and as peace was negotiated in Europe, grave problems surfaced at home. The government was broke and paid its debts with loans from France. Political rivalry among the states paralyzed Congress. The army’s officers, encamped near Newburgh, New York, and restless without an enemy to fight, brooded over a civilian population indifferent to their sacrifices. The result was the so-called Newburgh Conspiracy, a mysterious event in which Continental Army officers, disgruntled by a lack of pay and pensions, may have collaborated with nationalist-minded politicians such as Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Robert Morris to pressure Congress and the states to approve new taxes and strengthen the central government. A Crisis of Peace tells the story of a pivotal episode of George Washington's leadership and reveals how the American Revolution really ended: with fiscal turmoil, out-of-control conspiracy thinking, and suspicions between soldiers and civilians so strong that peace almost failed to bring true independence.
Author: Edward Ayres
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Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780963825810
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg
Published: 2013-09-01
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0879352469
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 1607 to 1783, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown played an important role in our nation's development by serving as the stage for key ideas and events that shaped American history. Here the first permanent English settlement was established, ideas of independence took root, and the American Revolution was won. As our nation celebrates its 400th anniversary, what better time to visit America's birthplace? This lively and lavishly illustrated guide will help you make the most of your visit. More than 250 color illustrations and maps feature the area's must-see historic sites and attractions as well as hotels, restaurants, recreation, and more.
Author: Thomas Paine
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Published: 1776
Total Pages: 114
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Museum of the American Revolution
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Published: 2019-07-15
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ISBN-13: 9780578488080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong His Troops: Washington's War Tent in a Newly Discovered Watercolor provides an eyewitness view of the Revolutionary War. A chance find of the only known wartime image of General George Washington's headquarters tent, the original of which is on display at the Museum of the American Revolution, inspired this exploration of the fortunes of the Continental Army between the last major victory at Yorktown in 1781 and the final peace in 1783. Washington's grand encampment on the Hudson River at Verplanck's Point, New York in 1782 showed the French that the United States was still a formidable ally against Great Britain.Based on the Museum's first special exhibition of the same name, Among His Troops brings together the newly discovered panoramic watercolor of the Verplanck's Point encampment and a watercolor of the Continental Army's fortress at West Point, both painted by French-born military officer and eyewitness Pierre Charles L'Enfant. These paintings, paired with original objects from the encampments, reveal the proud, yet precarious situation of Washington's army as the Revolutionary War neared its end.
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781935442745
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Located in the heart of Philadelphia's historic district, the Museum of the American Revolution inspires curiosity about the American Revolution and the Revolutionary generation. This official commemorative guide includes historic artifacts and art, a detailed timeline, fascinating facts, brief biographies, and compelling quotes. With colorful images and engaging text, the book captures both the famous and the lesser-known stories of the American Revolution."--Back cover of book.
Author: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 4
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: American Revolution Bicentennial Administration
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Published: 1974
Total Pages: 596
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Holger Hoock
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 578
ISBN-13: 0804137285
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTory hunting -- Britain's dilemma -- Rubicon -- Plundering protectors -- Violated bodies -- Slaughterhouses -- Black holes -- Skiver them! -- Town-destroyer -- Americanizing the war -- Man for man -- Returning losers