The Boys Of '76: A History Of The Battles Of The Revolution (Paperback)

~ Charles Carleton Coffin (Author)
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ELIJAH FAVOR lived in Ilyefield. up among the New Hampshire hills. On the morning of April 20tli, 1775, as he was milking the cows, he heard a clattering of hoofs, and, looking np, saw Deacon Clyde coming as fast as his old mare could bring him, and that was not fast enough to suit the deacon, for he was striking the creature with a switch and digging his heels into her sides. TTc was leaning forward; his coat-tails were streaming in the wind. The mare was striking fire on-the gravel and leaving a cloud of dust behind.
"Turn out! turn out!" shouted the deacon. As there was no one in the way, Elijah wondered if the good man had gone crazy.
"Alar-urn! alar-um!" he cried. Elijah thought that surely the man had lost his reason.
" Alar-um ! alar-um ! The red-coats are out, cutting and slashing all before 'em ! they have killed a lot of folks at Concord ! Go-the minute-men are parading!" the deacon shouted to Elijah's father, who was standing in front of the house. The deacon did

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CHAPTER I ???? CHAPTER XI ????; ??? Alarm 17 Battle of Trenton 129; CHAPTER II CHAPTER XII, Bunker Hill 42 PkinCetqx 139; CHAPTER III CHAPTER XI1L Battle of Bunkuh Hill 47 Ticoxderoga and Hubbardton 152; CHAPTER IV CHAPTER XIV; DlilVIKG the british ol't of boston 61 fort schuyler 160; CHAPTER V j CHAPTER XV; Expedition to Quebec 71 Bennington 180; i; !; CHAPTER VI CHAPTER XVI Fort Sullivan 82 ' Brandy-wine 195; CHAPTER VII CHAPTER XVII Battle of Long Island 91 Stillwatkk 204; CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER XVIII Evacuation of New York 108 Gerjiantov>- 215; CHAPTER IX CHAPTER XIX Battle of White Plains 113 The Highlands of the Hudson 223; CHAPTER X CHAPTER XX Lake Champ-lain 123 Saratoga 231; CHAPTER XXI we CHAPTER XXVIII pmt; Operations on rni; Delaware 245 King's Mountain and the Cowpkns, 334; CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIX Valley Forge and --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (May 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142861396X
• ISBN-13: 978-1428613966
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Reprint of wonderful old book, September 4, 2008

By	Charles F. Kartman "ckartman" (Edgewater, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Boys Of '76: A History Of The Battles Of The Revolution (Hardcover)

Although I love reading histories, I confess that the American Revolution never fully captured my interest and I am not very familiar with the fine modern literature on this subject. However, as a teen I came across a tattered but still readable copy of this in its 1876 first edition from Harper & Bros., a centennial tribute to its subject matter. I devoured it, spending much time staring at the fine pen and ink illustrations. As the title suggests, it is a descriptive chronology of the battles of the Revolution, and its slightly outmoded style somehow seems entirely fitting. It is full of evocative detail that brought the various campaigns to life for me. This, from the chapter on Saratoga: "And a grand supper General Burgoyne gave to his officers. The wife of one of the officers of the commisary department, who was no better than she should be, sat by his side at the table, and drank Champagne with him, and the officers clinked their glasses, and laughed and sung songs, while the poor wounded soldiers were lying half starved under the trees and fences, and the good Madame Reidesel was making them broth."

No doubt there are fuller, more modern treatments of the subject. But for sheer pleasure I can still recommend Coffin's history without reservation.