The indispensables : the diverse soldier-mariners who shaped the country, formed the Navy, and rowed Washington across the Delaware /

On the stormy night of August 29, 1776, the Continental Army faced annihilation. After losing the Battle of Brooklyn, the British had Washington's army trapped against the East River. The fate of the Revolution rested heavily on the shoulders of the soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachuset...

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Main Author: O'Donnell, Patrick K., 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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