The world turned upside down : the Yorktown victory that won America's independence /
Grove, Tim, 1967-
The world turned upside down : the Yorktown victory that won America's independence / by Tim Grove. - xv, 280 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index.
"In October 1781, American, French, and British forces converged on a small village named Yorktown--a place that the British would try to forget and Americans would forever remember. In his riveting, balanced, and thoroughly researched account of the Revolutionary War's last pivotal conflict, author-historian Tim Grove follows the true stories of American, French, and British players, whose lives intersected at Yorktown. Through very different viewpoints--from General George Washington to the notorious traitor Benedict Arnold, from young French hero Lafayette to British General Lord Cornwallis, and an enslaved man named James who became a spy, 'The World Turned Upside Down' tells the story of bold decisions made by famous military leaders, as well as the everyday courage shown by civilians. For every side involved, the world forever turned upside down at Yorktown."--
9781419749940 1419749943
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020574519 Uk
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Campaigns--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
The world turned upside down : the Yorktown victory that won America's independence / by Tim Grove. - xv, 280 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index.
"In October 1781, American, French, and British forces converged on a small village named Yorktown--a place that the British would try to forget and Americans would forever remember. In his riveting, balanced, and thoroughly researched account of the Revolutionary War's last pivotal conflict, author-historian Tim Grove follows the true stories of American, French, and British players, whose lives intersected at Yorktown. Through very different viewpoints--from General George Washington to the notorious traitor Benedict Arnold, from young French hero Lafayette to British General Lord Cornwallis, and an enslaved man named James who became a spy, 'The World Turned Upside Down' tells the story of bold decisions made by famous military leaders, as well as the everyday courage shown by civilians. For every side involved, the world forever turned upside down at Yorktown."--
9781419749940 1419749943
GBC279377 bnb
020574519 Uk
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Campaigns--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.