The Revolution Remembered : Eyewitness Accounts of the War for Independence

Dann, John C. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0226136221 / ISBN 13: 9780226136226

Published by The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., 1980

About this Item

Type: Z 446pp. The book has silver embossed lettering to the spine & there are a couple of b/w illustrations accompanying the text. Light bump to the head of the spine & slight bump to tail of the spine. Fresh & tight. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped, though has lightly faded to the spine. A couple of light creases to the head of the wrapper, especially at the head of the spine. Short tear of 1 cm to the tail of the rear of the wrapper, now expertly repaired. Clean & complete. A lovely copy of this first edition.

Seller Inventory # 217966

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Revolution Remembered : Eyewitness Accounts of the War for Independence
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Ltd.
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226136221
• ISBN 13: 9780226136226
• Binding: Grey Cloth
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good Plus
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 34 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • History - World

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Synopsis

A classic oral history of the American Revolution, The Revolution Remembered uses 79 first-hand accounts from veterans of the war to provide the reader with the feel of what it must have been like to fight and live through America's bloody battle for independence.

"In a book fairly bursting with feats of daring, perhaps the most spectacular accomplishment of them all is this volume's transformation of its readers into the grandchildren of Revolutionary War soldiers. . . . An amazing gathering of 79 surrogate Yankee grandparents who tell us in their own words what they saw with their own eyes."—Elaine F. Weiss, Christian Science Monitor

"Fascinating. . . . [The soldiers'] details fill in significant shadows of history."—Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times

"It's still good fun two centuries later, overhearing these experiences of the tumult of everyday life and seeing a front-lines view of one of the most unusual armies ever to fight, let alone win."—Richard Martin, Wall Street Journal

"One of the most important primary source discoveries from the era. A unique and fresh perspective."—Paul G. Levine, Los Angeles Times

Synopsis

A selection of personal narratives associated with the 1832 pension act constitutes a unique body of historical documents--all previously unpublished--on one of the most unusual armies ever to win a war.