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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
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The University of Chicago Press, IL. In the 1830s Congress allowed Revolutionary War veterans to apply for a pension. As part of the application process veterans could include a narrative of their experiences. While not all soldiers did, there were a few that included their experiences. Dann's book includes six narratives/eye witness accounts of the Revolutionary War. Included are things like Bendict Arnold's escape to the British and of Major Andre's (Arnold's British conspirator) execution, a description of the British surrender at Yorktown, the Battle of Sag's Harbor and other wartime experiences. None of the accounts had been published before this book. Very good copy of the first edition in a good+ dust jacket. The dust jacket has a little edge wear. 446 pages. Seller Inventory # 42856
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THE REVOLUTION REMEMBERED: Eyewitness Accounts Of The War For Independence.
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grey full cloth hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~7"x10"). large bookvery . dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. minor rubbing, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xxvi+446p. approximately 48 b&w illustrations. chronology. index. american history. american revolution. biography. british empire. military history. ~ In this remarkable book you can learn, for the first time, how Ledyard met his death at Fort Griswold, how the Boyd party was massacred during the Sullivan expedition, and the truth behind Israel Putnam's legendary ride down the stone steps near Greenwich meetinghouse. You can read a firsthand account of the daring Sag Harbor raid by the common soldier who conceived it and eyewitness descriptions of Arnold's escape to the British and of Andre's execution. There are six confessions by spies, three Indian captivity narratives, two accounts by black veterans, and autobiographical sketches by two women~one of which provides a fine description of the Yorktown surrender. Difficult as it is to believe, with a single exception, not one of these accounts has ever been published before. The Revolution Remembered was made possible by an 1832 act of Congress~the first comprehensive pension act for veterans of the Revolutionary War. To apply for a pension, a soldier had to indicate the time and place of his service, the names of units and officers, and engagements in which he participated. In most cases applicants told their stories to a court clerk or reporter; some presented their stories in open court; others related their experiences to lawyers and attested to their narratives in court. The pension application process thus constituted one of the largest oral history projects ever undertaken. John C. Dann has sifted through the entire collection of applications and on the basis of historical importance and readability has selected those presented here. In their totality, the pension files give the reader a refreshing, uninhibited view of the war. Thinking back a half~century, the participants do occasionally recall the patriotic fervor portrayed in history books, but they also remember the physical hardships and senseless brutality, the soldiers' pranks, and the inconveniences of being drafted. Thoroughly indexed by names, places, and events, and illustrated with related period prints, The Revolution Remembered makes available to all a unique body of historical data on one of the most unusual armies ever to win a war. Seller Inventory # 6302403
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Revolution Remembered: Eyewitness Accounts of the War for Independence.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st ed. First Edition. 446p. Photos. One page in index highlighted. Near Fine/Very Good copy. Book. Seller Inventory # 75-75