From the bestselling author of Washington's Immortals and The
Unknowns, an important new chronicle of the American Revolution
heralding the heroism of the men from Marblehead, Massachusetts On
the stormy night of August 29, 1776, the Continental Army faced
capture or annihilation after losing the Battle of Brooklyn. The
British had trapped George Washington's forces against the East
River, and the fate of the Revolution rested upon the shoulders of
the soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Serving side
by side in one of the country's first diverse units, they pulled
off an "American Dunkirk" and saved the army by transporting it
across the treacherous waters of the river to Manhattan. In the
annals of the American Revolution, no group played a more
consequential role than the Marbleheaders. At the right time in the
right place, they repeatedly altered the course of events, and
their story shines new light on our understanding of the
Revolution. As acclaimed historian Patrick K. O'Donnell
dramatically recounts, beginning nearly a decade before the war
started, and in the midst of a raging virus that divided the town
politically, Marbleheaders such as Elbridge Gerry and Azor Orne
spearheaded the break with Britain and shaped the nascent United
States by playing a crucial role governing, building alliances,
seizing British ships, forging critical supply lines, and
establishing the origins of the US Navy. The Marblehead Regiment,
led by John Glover, became truly indispensable. Marbleheaders
battled at Lexington and on Bunker Hill and formed the elite Guard
that protected George Washington. Then, at the most crucial time in
the war, the special operations-like regiment, against all odds,
conveyed 2,400 of Washington's men across the ice-filled Delaware
River on Christmas night 1776, delivering a momentum-shifting
surprise attack on Trenton. Later, Marblehead doctor Nathaniel Bond
inoculated the Continental Army against a deadly virus, which
changed the course of history. White, Black, Hispanic, and Native
American, this uniquely diverse group of soldiers set an inclusive
standard of unity the US Army would not reach again for more than
170 years. The Marbleheaders' chronicle, never fully told before
now, makes The Indispensables a vital addition to the literature of
the American Revolution.
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