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Valley Forge (Paperback)
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Valley Forge (Paperback)
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List price R520
Loot Price R491
Discovery Miles 4 910
You Save R29 (6%)
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The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of
Everything That Is return with "a thorough, nuanced, and
enthralling account" (The Wall Street Journal) about one of the
most inspiring--and underappreciated--chapters in American history:
the Continental Army's six-month transformation in Valley Forge.In
December 1777, some 12,000 members of America's Continental Army
stagger into a small Pennsylvania encampment near British-occupied
Philadelphia. Their commander in chief, George Washington, is at
the lowest ebb of his military career. Yet, somehow, Washington,
with a dedicated coterie of advisers, sets out to breathe new life
into his military force. Against all odds, they manage to turn a
bobtail army of citizen soldiers into a professional fighting force
that will change the world forever. Valley Forge is the story of
how that metamorphosis occurred. Bestselling authors Bob Drury and
Tom Clavin show us how this miracle was accomplished despite
thousands of American soldiers succumbing to disease, starvation,
and the elements. At the center of it all is George Washington as
he fends off pernicious political conspiracies. The Valley Forge
winter is his--and the revolution's--last chance at redemption. And
after six months in the camp, Washington fulfills his destiny,
leading the Continental Army to a stunning victory in the Battle of
Monmouth Court House. Valley Forge is the riveting true story of a
nascent United States toppling an empire. Using new and rarely seen
contemporaneous documents--and drawing on a cast of iconic
characters and remarkable moments that capture the innovation and
energy that led to the birth of our nation--Drury and Clavin
provide a "gripping, panoramic account" (Publishers Weekly, starred
review) of the definitive account of this seminal and previously
undervalued moment in the battle for American independence.
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