World Turned Upside Down: The Yorktown Victory That Won America's Independence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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A dramatic, gripping history of the Battle of Yorktown, the last major battle of the American Revolution, told through vastly different perspectivesIn October 1781, American and British forces converged on a small village named Yorktown—a place that the British would try to forget and Americans would forever remember.In his riveting, balanced, and thoroughly researched account of the Revolutionary War’s last pivotal conflict, author–historian Tim Grove follows the true stories of both Americans and the British with vastly different backgrounds and viewpoints whose lives intersected at Yorktown. Grove’s account highlights the bold decisions made by famous military leaders, the everyday courage shown by civilians, and the heroic work of enslaved individuals.Narratives include General George Washington; traitor Benedict Arnold; the young French major general, the Marquis de Lafayette; James, an enslaved man; British General Lord Cornwallis, and others.Profusely illustrated with archival images, broadsides, and letters, the book includes a timeline, endnotes, bibliography and index. The World Turned Upside Down tells the story of both the British and the Americans, in Yorktown, when the world had forever turned upside down.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-04-14
Mått:140 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt:703 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:Abrams
ISBN:9781419749940

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Tim Grove is a historian, educator, and author of books for young readers, including Star-Spangled Banner, named a Best Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews and Chicago Public Library, and First Flight Around the World, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist. He holds a graduate degree in history. Grove’s career has included positions at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the National Air and Space Museum, and the National Museum of American History.

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This engaging, well-researched, and at times suspenseful book explains the history of the American Revolution, focusing on the decisive battle at Yorktown, Virginia. . .History enthusiasts and those interested in freedom struggles will enjoy this.