Valley Forge : George Washington and the crucible of victory / by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen and Albert S. Hanser, contributing editor.
Material type: TextPublication details: Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010Edition: Large print edDescription: 811 p. (large print) ; 23 cmISBN: 9781410432865; 1410432866Uniform titles: To try men's souls. Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Fiction | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Large type books | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. DDC classification: 813/.6 LOC classification: PS3557.I4945 | T6 2010bSummary: It's the winter of 1777‚ and Washington's battered‚ demoralized army retreats from Philadelphia. Arriving at Valley Forge‚ they discover that their repeated requests for a stockpile of food‚ winter clothing‚ and building tools have been ignored by Congress. With no other options available‚ the men settle down for a season of agony in the bitter cold. Valley Forge is a tour-de-force about endurance‚ survival‚ transformation‚ and rebirth.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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It's the winter of 1777‚ and Washington's battered‚ demoralized army retreats from Philadelphia. Arriving at Valley Forge‚ they discover that their repeated requests for a stockpile of food‚ winter clothing‚ and building tools have been ignored by Congress. With no other options available‚ the men settle down for a season of agony in the bitter cold. Valley Forge is a tour-de-force about endurance‚ survival‚ transformation‚ and rebirth.
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