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The battle for New York : the city at the heart of the American revolution / Barnet Schecter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schecter, Barnet.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776.
- New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- History.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 454 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker & Co., 2002.
- Summary:
- Schecter tells the story of how New York City became the pivot on which the American revolution turned. He skillfully weaves into his narrative the voices of those who were there to trace the revolution in personal terms. 65 illustrations. 12 maps.
- Contents:
- Prologue: Rethinking New York City's Place in the American Revolution 1
- 1 The Bastions of Authority 11
- 2 The Monster Tyranny Begins to Pant 25
- 3 A General Insurrection of the Populace 46
- 4 From Bouweries to Barricades 69
- 5 We Expect a Bloody Summer at New York 82
- 6 A Mighty Fleet of Ships Our Enemies Have Got 95
- 7 The British Juggernaut Reaches Full Strength 112
- 8 The Invasion of Long Island 126
- 9 The Battle of Brooklyn 141
- 10 A Wise and Most Fortunate Retreat 155
- 11 The First Submarine, a Peace Conference, and a Second Retreat 168
- 12 The Invasion of Manhattan 179
- 13 The Battle of Harlem Heights 194
- 14 The Great Fire and the Execution of Nathan Hale 204
- 15 Throg's Neck and the Battle of Pelham Bay 219
- 16 The Battle of White Plains 231
- 17 The Fall of Fort Washington 243
- 18 Trenton and Princeton, the End of the Campaign 258
- 19 Occupied New York 272
- 20 Philadelphia, Saratoga, and the Collapse of Britain's Grand Strategy 286
- 21 The Return to New York City, the Fulcrum of the War 306
- 22 New York's Impact on the War in the South 327
- 23 New York's Role at Yorktown 346
- 24 The Colonies Lost, New York Regained 360
- Epilogue: Reconciliation, Rebirth, and Remembrance 381
- Appendix A Walking Tour of the Battle for New York 391.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [431]-438) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802713742 :
- OCLC:
- 50658296
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