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" American Revolution / "
written by Stuart Murray.
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BL
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634626
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| Main Entry
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Murray, Stuart,1948-
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| Title & Author
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American Revolution /\ written by Stuart Murray.
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| Edition Statement
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First American edition.
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| Series Statement
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DK eyewitness books
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64 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 29 cm.
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| ISBN
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0789485575 (lib. bdg.)
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: 9780789485571 (lib. bdg.)
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: 0789490757
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: 9780789490759
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: 0789485567
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: 9780789485564
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: 0789490749
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: 9780789490742
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| Notes
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Written in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Life in British America -- War in the new world -- Taxation without representation -- Revolution's opposing leaders -- Unrest becomes revolution -- Breed's Hill and the siege of Boston -- Recruiting and training -- Armies of king and congress -- Early northern battles -- Declaration of Independence -- Battles and campaigns -- Victory at Saratoga -- Attacks on the frontier -- Winter soldier -- Symbols of freedom -- France becomes an ally -- War at sea -- Embattled New York -- Spies and traitors -- Home front and behind the lines -- Camps and prisons -- Soldier's doctor -- War for the south -- Yorktown -- Last two years of war -- Peace and the birth of a nation -- George Washington: father of his country.
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| Abstract
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A visual guide, accompanied by text, to the people, battles, and events of America's war for independence.
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| Subject
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United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Juvenile literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.3
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| LC Classification
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E208.M987 2002
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Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.
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Smithsonian Institution.
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