The Day Is Ours: How a Ragged Rebel Army Stood the Storm and Saved the Revolution

William Dwyer

ISBN 10: 0670114464 / ISBN 13: 9780670114467

Published by Viking November 1983, 1983

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Cloth soiled; front hinge partially cracked. DJ smudged and edgeworn with small chips and tears. ; 9.3 X 6.6 X 1.5 inches; 426 pages.

Seller Inventory # 447433

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Day Is Ours: How a Ragged Rebel Army Stood the Storm and Saved the Revolution
• Publisher: Viking November 1983
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670114464
• ISBN 13: 9780670114467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Printing: First Edition; First
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History - 18th Century

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Synopsis

The Day is Ours! is a dramatic account of two battles that turned the tide of the American Revolution. In this distinguished, highly readable, and richly detailed narrative history, William M. Dwyer reveals as vivid a picture as we are likely to see of a critical period in the American Revolution. He lets the participants--from American, British, and Hessian soldiers to myriad fearful and ambivalent citizens--tell the story in their own words. "Telling the story from the perspective, and often the words, of men in the ranks, Dwyer has written a dramatic account of this turning point in the American Revolution." --James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom "[Dwyer] has cast his net wide, taking advantage of newly found or long-obscure accounts published during the celebration of the Revolution's bicentennial. We learn exactly how it was in that momentous time, from letters, diaries and recollections of officers and men on both sides and civilians caught in the middle." --New York Times Book Review "Dwyer has put together a wonderful, lively account that reflects a reporter's respect for quotes from eyewitnesses . . . He presents the facts and lets history speak for itself. The result is enthralling." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "The courage of the common soldier who stayed and fought when the sunshine patriots had all gone home is a story that deserves to be told--and Mr. Dwyer has told it well." --The Wall Street Journal William M. Dwyer is an author, teacher, and veteran journalist who has written for the Trenton Times, New York Times, Commonweal, Christian Science Monitor, and New Jersey Monthly.

About the Author

Dwyer is an author, teacher, and veteran journalist.