Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
News and Notes & Vermont History News
Author: Vermont History News
Author: In Context
Author: News and Notes
Author: History Connections
Author: Discovering Black Vermont
Author: Elise A. GuyettePublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584659084
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The search for an African American community in rural Vermont
Hidden History of Vermont
Author: Mark BushnellPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625859007
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Vermont's history is marked by fierce independence, generosity of spirit and the saga of human life along its steep slopes and fertile valleys. Meet the widow who outwitted Tories and may have spied for the Green Mountain Boys. Encounter the family who gained a national following by summoning spirits. Discover why one governor opposed women's suffrage and how that may have involved spirits of another sort. Visit an island retreat where Harpo Marx cheated at croquet and satirist Dorothy Parker wore nothing but a garden hat. Historian Mark Bushnell offers a glimpse of the Green Mountain State rarely seen.
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer
Author: Abby Maria HemenwayPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382122189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Valcour
Author: Jack KellyPublisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250247128
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revolutionary War "Vividly written... In novelistic prose, Kelly conveys the starkness of close-quarter naval warfare." —The Wall Street Journal "Few know of the valor and courage of Benedict Arnold... With such a dramatic main character, the story of the Battle of Valcour is finally seen as one of the most exciting and important of the American Revolution." —Tom Clavin author of Dodge City During the summer of 1776, a British incursion from Canada loomed. In response, citizen soldiers of the newly independent nation mounted a heroic defense. Patriots constructed a small fleet of gunboats on Lake Champlain in northern New York and confronted the Royal Navy in a desperate three-day battle near Valcour Island. Their effort surprised the arrogant British and forced the enemy to call off their invasion. Jack Kelly's Valcour is a story of people. The northern campaign of 1776 was led by the underrated general Philip Schuyler (Hamilton's father-in-law), the ambitious former British officer Horatio Gates, and the notorious Benedict Arnold. An experienced sea captain, Arnold devised a brilliant strategy that confounded his slow-witted opponents. America’s independence hung in the balance during 1776. Patriots endured one defeat after another. But two events turned the tide: Washington’s bold attack on Trenton and the equally audacious fight at Valcour Island. Together, they stunned the enemy and helped preserve the cause of liberty.
Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society
Author: Vermont Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vermont
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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