Revolutionary War (America at War) - Hardcover

Minks, Louise; Minks, Benton

9780816049363: Revolutionary War (America at War)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081604936X ISBN 13: 9780816049363

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 2003

Festering tension between the American colonies and their mother country over taxes levled to support the British Empire led to the outbreak of hostillties between the world's most powerful army and a hastily assembled colonial militia of farmers and tradesmen. Revolutionary War, Updated Edition explores the troubled times of the 1760s and 1770s and goes on from there to present a probing and thoughtful account of America's heroic seven-year struggle for independence, from the first shots at Lexington and Concord to the British surrender at Yorktown. New box features give detailed coverage of such topics as the design, construction, and strategic usage of the Revolution's forts; the practical differences between the work of a New England farmer and that of a southern planter; and the roles that influential Native Americans such as Molly Brant played in the unfolding conflict.

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About the Author:

Benton Minks has a master's degree in English literature from Indiana University, USA. He is a teacher, and this book is the culmination of his and Louise Minks's interest in this important period of America's past. The Minks have also collaborated as co-authors on a book about the French and Indian War.

Louise Minks has a master's degree in U.S. history from Indiana University, USA. She is a professional artist, the owner of Millworks Gallery & Studio, and an elected member of the National Association of Women Artists. She has been artist-in-residence at the Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, and at Harper's Ferry National Historical Park, USA. She is the author of The Hudson River, a book about America's first landscape painters, among other published works.

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