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019			_a1243356083
020			_a9781250247117 _qhardcover
020			_a125024711X _qhardcover
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049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aKelly, Jack, _d1949- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aValcour : _bthe 1776 campaign that saved the cause of liberty / _cJack Kelly.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSt. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2021
300			_ax, 285 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe Last Man -- Superiority on the Lakes -- The Great Warpath -- Canada -- Not an Army -- Straining Every Nerve -- Sometimes I Dream -- Fired on an Officer -- Life and Spirit -- Honor May Require -- Princes of the Wilderness -- Setting Sail -- Dare Cross the Lake -- A Considerable Naval Force -- Prepared for the Enemy -- No Landlubbers -- A Noble Sight -- Make Ready -- Engage -- The Battle Was Very Hot -- With Great Fury -- Extreme Obscurity -- In Shattered Condition -- The End of the Fight -- Want of Time -- Zeal for the Service -- Active, Judicious and Brave -- The Cause of Liberty.
520			_a"The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revolutionary War when America's scrappy navy took on the full might of Britain's sea power. "Few know of the valor and courage of Benedict Arnold... With such a dramatic main character, the story of the Battle of Valcour is finally seen as one of the most exciting and important of the American Revolution." Tom Clavin author of Dodge City and co-author of Valley Forge During the summer of 1776, a British incursion from Canada loomed. In response, citizen soldiers of the newly independent nation mounted a heroic defense. Patriots constructed a small fleet of gunboats on Lake Champlain in northern New York and confronted the Royal Navy in a desperate three-day battle near Valcour Island. Their effort surprised the arrogant British and forced the enemy to call off their invasion. Jack Kelly's Valcour is a story of people. The northern campaign of 1776 was led by the underrated general Philip Schuyler (Hamilton's father-in-law), the ambitious former British officer Horatio Gates, and the notorious Benedict Arnold. An experienced sea captain, Arnold devised a brilliant strategy that confounded his slow-witted opponents. America's independence hung in the balance during 1776. Patriots endured one defeat after another. But two events turned the tide: Washington's bold attack on Trenton and the equally audacious fight at Valcour Island. Together, they stunned the enemy and helped preserve the cause of liberty"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aValcour Island, Battle of, N.Y., 1776.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783 _xNaval operations. _924371
600	1	0	_aArnold, Benedict, _d1741-1801. _9298980
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783 _xCampaigns. _910305
651		0	_aNew York (State) _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783 _xNaval operations.
651		0	_aNew York (State) _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783 _xCampaigns.
651		0	_aChamplain, Lake _xHistory, Naval _y18th century.
651		0	_aChamplain, Lake _xHistory, Military _y18th century.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bContinental Navy _xHistory. _9254499
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