Lossing's Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution in Virginia & Maryland [Paperback]

Benson (Author), John Lossing (Author), Jr. (Editor), Jack (Editor), E. Fryar (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0978624858 | ISBN-13: 978-0978624859 | Publication Date: January 7, 2008

It was by the placid waters of the Chesapeake Bay that some of the most dramatic scenes of the Revolutionary War were played out, paving the way for the birth of a new nation. In Virginia and Maryland, the struggle for independence from Great Britain was finally won at battlefields and towns that stretch from Annapolis to the Shenandoah Valley. In 1848, New Yorker Benson J. Lossing embarked on a two year trek that covered thousands of miles through the original thirteen states and Canada. His mission was to collect and preserve the stories of the men and women who had fought to make the United States a reality. His original work was published in 1850, consisting of two volumes comprising over 2,000 pages of first-hand history. In this book, we have excerpted the chapters that deal with the war in Virginia and Maryland, including Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and the settlement of the Albemarle region of North Carolina). It was the scene of some of the war's hardest fights: Williamsburg...Richmond...Spencer's Ordinary...Mount Pleasant...Blue Licks...Norfolk...Battle of the Capes...Yorktown...these are all places where the drama of the American Revolution was played out. It is also the home of some of the nation's most loved Founding Fathers. Benson J. Lossing tells the stories of the heroes and villains of the war from the accounts of the people who were there. It includes illustrations of the people and places that played such a big role in our nation's founding, and a wonderful picture of the original thirteen states as they were in the decade before America's next great crucible, the Civil War. We hope you'll enjoy this incredible account of the American Revolution that has been lost for too long.

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About the Author

Benson J. Lossing was a journalist and illustrator from upstate New York whose seminal work, "A Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution," remains one of the best popular histories of America's war for independence. Editor Jack E. Fryar, Jr. is the author or editor of many books of North Carolina history. He lives and works in Wilmington, N.C.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Dram Tree Books (January 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978624858
• ISBN-13: 978-0978624859
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,340,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)