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The Battle of April 19, 1775

Publiziert am 22. November 2018 von Jazzybee

The Battle of April 19, 1775 – Frank Warren Coburn

‘The Battle of April 19, 1775’ obviously deals with the fights in Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown, Massachusetts. The book contains one of the most comprehensive accounts of the battle ever printed. The narrative is based on official reports, sworn statements, diaries, letters, accounts given by participants and witnesses, and every other available source.

The Battle of April 19, 1775

The Battle of April 19, 1775.

Format: eBook.

The Battle of April 19, 1775.

ISBN: 9783849653316.

 

Excerpt from the chapter “The messengers of alarm”:

 

The invading army safely across the Charles River was now really on its way, but with all its precautions for secrecy, its coming was even at that … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Writings of Thomas Paine

Publiziert am 25. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Writings of Thomas Paine – Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. Paine is the only English writer who expresses with uncompromising sharpness the abstract doctrine of political rights held by the French revolutionists. His relation to the American struggle, and afterwards to the revolution of 1789, gave him a unique position, and his writings became the sacred books of the extreme radical party in England. This edition contains all four original volumes with his most famous works from 1774 through 1796. Included are “The American … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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