| For Love Of Country: A Story Of Land And Sea In The Days Of Revolution Contributor(s): Brady, Cyrus Townsend (Author) |
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ISBN: 1428625828 ISBN-13: 9781428625822 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: The Action Between Ships Named The Randolph And The Yarmouth Really Happened, The Small Ship Did Engage The Greater For The Indicated Purpose. Author Substituted The Name Of The Gallant Sailor And Daring Hero Who Commanded The Little Randolph, And Lost His Life.' Incidents And Anecdotes And Most Of The Conversations In Which Washington Appears Are Absolutely Historical. Author Dwelt On The Trenton And Princeton Campaigns As Admiration For Washington As A Man And A Soldier To Exhibit Him As He Was At One Of The Most Critical And Brilliant Points Of His Career. Notable Chapter Headings: Lord Dunmore's Men Pay An Evening Call; A Faithful Subject Of His Majesty; The Loyal Talbots; A Soldier's Epitaph; Captain John Paul Jones; The Port Of Philadelphia; Washington - A Man With Human Passions; Crossing The Delaware; Trenton - The Lion Strikes; My Lord Cornwallis; A Death Grapple On The Deep; The Prisoners On The Yarmouth; Captain Vincent Mystified; The Last Of The Randolph; And Others. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 368 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |