Joseph Reed : A Moderate in the American Revolution / John F. Roche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roche, John F., author.

Series:

Columbia Studies in the Social Sciences ; 595

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1968]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A biography of Joseph Reed, who served as George Washington's secretary, as adjutant general of the Continental Army, and as a member of the Continental Congress, which serves as a critical narrative of Reed's life and an estimate of his contributions in the Revolutionary era.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

I. The Student

II. England: Law and Love

III. The Colonial Counselor

IV. The Patriot Who Would Be Peacemaker

V. 1775: General Washington's Confidant

VI. 1776: The Brink of Disaster

VII. Camp or Council?

VIII. Integrity, Soft Words, and Hard Cash

IX. President of Pennsylvania

X. The War on the Home Front

XI. Great and Bitter Fruits

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88508-3

OCLC:

1100429996