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" Hurricane of independence : "
Tony Williams.
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BL
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1016265
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b770635
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| Main Entry
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Williams, Tony,1970-
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Hurricane of independence : : the untold story of the deadly storm at the deciding moment of the American Revolution /\ Tony Williams.
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| Publication Statement
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Naperville, Ill. :: Sourcebooks,, ©2008.
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xviii, 299 pages ;; 24 cm
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1402212283
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: 9781402212284
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283) and index.
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| Contents
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Prologue : the storm of revolution -- Tempest brewing -- Impending doom on the Outer Banks -- First strike : the hurricane of independence roars ashore -- Norfolk : an attack on both sides -- Tobacco and gunpowder -- Landon Carter : diarist and planter-philosopher of the Northern Neck -- The streets of Annapolis -- Lightning and enlightenment -- The colonies unite in Philadelphia against British tyranny -- The radical, the President, and the general in Philadelphia -- Striking the Second Continental Congress -- The heroic collegian : Hamilton in New York -- Whither the hurricane of independence? -- War erupts -- General Washington battles the British and the weather -- Fishing for cod during the summer in Newfoundland -- The hurricane -- Epilogue : the providential American victory.
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| Abstract
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Hurricane of Independence is the fascinating untold story of the opening of the American Revolution amidst the devastation of a brutal storm.
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Hurricanes-- United States-- History-- 18th century.
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Disasters-- history.
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Hurricanes.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.3
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QC945.W56 2008
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