Michael Joseph, Ltd., London. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner analyzes the American Revolution, placing the war in the historical context of the centuries-long conflicts between England and both France and Holland. She recounts detail the events responsible for the birth of the US. Very good copy of the first United Kingdom edition in a very good dust jacket. 347 pages.

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Title: The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution
Publisher: Michael Joseph, Ltd., London
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0718131428
ISBN 13: 9780718131425
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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This study gives a provocative and searching view of the pivotal events of the American Revolution examining the key role played by the opposing navies and revealing the characters of the major figures of the time such as Admiral Rodney, Lord Cornwallis and George Washington. Barbara Tuchman has also written "The Guns of August" (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), "Bible and Sword' and "The Zimmerman Telegram"

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Nothing in a novel could be more thrilling than the moment in this glorious history when French soldiers arrive [to] see a tall, familiar figure: George Washington. . . . It is only part of Tuchman s genius that she can reconstitute such scenes with so much precision and passion. "People"
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Tuchman writes narrative history in the great tradition. . . . A persuasive book, which brings us entertaining pictures, scenes and characters. "Chicago Tribune"
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[A] tightly woven narrative, ingeniously structured. " The Christian Science Monitor""

"Nothing in a novel could be more thrilling than the moment in this glorious history when French soldiers arrive [to] see a tall, familiar figure: George Washington. . . . It is only part of Tuchman's genius that she can reconstitute such scenes with so much precision and passion."--People

"Tuchman writes narrative history in the great tradition. . . . A persuasive book, which brings us entertaining pictures, scenes and characters."--Chicago Tribune

"[A] tightly woven narrative, ingeniously structured."--The Christian Science Monitor

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