The crossing : how George Washington saved the American Revolution / Jim Murphy.
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TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, c2010.Description: 96 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cmISBN: - 0439691869 (hardcover)
- 9780439691864 (hardcover) :
- Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 -- Juvenile literature
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Military leadership -- Juvenile literature
- United States. Continental Army -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Trenton, Battle of, Trenton, N.J., 1776 -- Juvenile literature
- Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 973.332 M978 | Available | 33111006294256 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It is 1776, and George Washington's army of rebellious colonists is emboldened by its stunning victories over the British at Lexington and Concord, and at having driven the world's most formidable army from Boston. But now they face the threat of a brutal British retaliation.
George Washington, who has little military experience, is unanimously chosen as commander in chief-in the hope that he can whip his ragtag, unruly troops into a real fighting army. As the British begin their invasion of New York City and out-battle the Americans in one encounter after another, George Washington isn't the only one who is overcome with doubts.
In a breathtaking account of this pivotal moment in the Revolution, Jim Murphy masteruflly shows Washington's transformation from gentleman farmer to a brilliant general as he delivers the country from the blackest of times-into the brightest of futures.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92) and index.
The commander -- The invasion -- The attack -- The escape -- The retreat -- The crossing -- The old fox -- The painting.