Author: Joseph Whitcomb PorterPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Memoir of Gen. Henry Knox, of Thomaston, Maine ...
Author: Joseph Whitcomb PorterPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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The Maine Historical Magazine
Author: The Revolutionary War Lives and Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox
Author: Phillip HamiltonPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421423464
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
“[This] collection of Lucy and Henry Knox’s correspondence movingly reveals a marriage and a nation coming of age in the crucible of the Revolutionary War.” —Lorri Glover, author of Eliza Lucas Pinckney In 1774, Boston bookseller Henry Knox married Lucy Waldo Flucker, the daughter of a prominent Tory family. Although Lucy’s father was the third-ranking colonial official in Massachusetts, the couple joined the American cause after the Battles of Lexington and Concord and fled British-occupied Boston. Knox became a soldier in the Continental Army, where he served until the war’s end as Washington’s artillery commander. Their correspondence—one of the few collections of letters between revolutionary-era spouses that spans the entire war—provides a remarkable window into the couple’s marriage. Placed at the center of great events, struggling to cope with a momentous conflict, and attempting to preserve their marriage and family, the Knoxes wrote to each other in a direct and accessible manner as they negotiated shifts in gender and power relations. Working together, Henry and Lucy maintained their household and protected their property, raised and educated their children, and emotionally adjusted to other dramatic changes within their family, including a total break between Lucy and her Tory family. Combining original epistles with Hamilton’s introductory essays, The Revolutionary War Lives and Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox offers important insights into how this relatable and highly individual couple overcame the war’s challenges. “A fascinating and important addition to the literature of marriage and family life during the revolution. These unique letters, punctuated by excellent narrative interludes, provide a rich vein of information about the war.” —Edith B. Gelles, author of Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage
Liberty Men and Great Proprietors
Author: Alan TaylorPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807839973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
This detailed exploration of the settlement of Maine beginning in the late eighteenth century illuminates the violent, widespread contests along the American frontier that served to define and complete the American Revolution. Taylor shows how Maine's militant settlers organized secret companies to defend their populist understanding of the Revolution.
Henry Knox Thatcher, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
Author: George Henry PreblePublisher:
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Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Life of General Washington ... Written by Himself, Comprising His Memoirs and Correspondence ... Edited by C. W. Upham
Author: George WashingtonCalvin Morgan McClung Historical Collection of Books, Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Pictures and Maps Relating to Early Western Travel and the History and Genealogy of Tennessee and Other Southern States
Author: Lawson McGhee Library (Knoxville, Tenn.)Publisher:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Dictionary of American Biography
Author: Francis Samuel DrakePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
American History
Author: Harvard University. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Dictionary of American Biography, Including Men of the Time
Author: Francis Samuel DrakePublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
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