266 days : eye-witness accounts of the British occupation of Philadelphia Michael W. Tracy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tracy, Michael W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Physical Description:

xxiv, 402 p. ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Two hundred and sixty-six days : eye-witness accounts of the British occupation of Philadelphia

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Mill City Press, c2015.

Summary:

Though mostly forgotten, for nearly nine months in 1777 and 1778, British forces held the city of Philadelphia. With 266 Days: Eye-Witness Accounts of the British Occupation of Philadelphia, author Michael W. Tracy, Ph.D., hopes to fill this gap in the story of the war which shaped the American nation. Tracy combines accounts from the Pennsylvania Evening Post with excerpts from journal entries and personal letters from well-known figures (such as George Washington and Thomas Paine), citizens living in and around Philadelphia, and soldiers on the front lines, to give readers a "diary-like" account of the occupation.

Notes:

Includes bibliograph references.

ISBN:

9781634136495 (pbk.) :

1634136497 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

929985758