Download or read book New England Citizen Soldiers of the Revolutionary War Minutemen and Mariners written by Robert A. Geake and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the leaders and heroes of the Revolutionary War are well known to most Americans. Lesser known are those unsung heroes or citizen soldiers who first enlisted with local militias before being assigned to units of the Continental Line and sent away to fight in states and regions far removed from their homes and families. In New England, these also included men of the sea who signed aboard privateers or became part of the Mariner brigades that became indispensable in navigating waterways and ferrying troops into position. It is also the larger story of their struggle to maintain their loyalty to their home states, property and family. Author and historian Robert Geake uncovers the untold story of ordinary citizens who became united in the cause for freedom.
Download or read book The Minutemen written by Lucia Raatma and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the role the Minutemen played in the American Revolution.
Download or read book Minutemen and Mariners written by Charles Fry Haywood and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Minutemen and Their World written by Robert A. Gross and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1976 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconstructs the social patterns and tensions that affected daily life in pre-Revolutionary Concord and helped shape British colonial policy.
Download or read book New England Plantations Commerce and Slavery written by Robert A. Geake and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first settlements within New England, the developing colonies of British North America became inextricably linked to slavery. The region supplied critical goods to the sugar plantations established by British planters in the West Indies. The northern colonies established their own slave plantations to supply the growing demand for goods that led to unparalleled growth in commerce and to the subsequent involvement in the triangle trade. As these northern plantations diminished at the close of the eighteenth century, the rise of textile manufacturing continued to tie the region to slavery. Historian Robert A. Geake explores the familial and economic ties that bound New England and the South into the Civil War.
Download or read book The Indispensables written by Patrick K. O'Donnell and published by Grove Atlantic. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed combat historian and author of The Unknowns details the history of the Marbleheaders and their critical role in the Revolutionary War. On the stormy night of August 29, 1776, the Continental Army faced annihilation after losing the Battle of Brooklyn. The British had trapped George Washington’s army against the East River, and the fate of the Revolution rested upon the soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachusetts. One of the country’s first diverse units, they pulled off an “American Dunkirk” and saved the army by navigating the treacherous river to Manhattan. At the right time in the right place, the Marbleheaders, a group of white, black, Hispanic, and Native American soldiers, repeatedly altered the course of events, and their story shines new light on our understanding of the American Revolution. As historian Patrick K. O’Donnell recounts, beginning nearly a decade before the war started, Marbleheaders such as Elbridge Gerry and Azor Orne spearheaded the break with Britain and helped shape the United States through governing, building alliances, seizing British ships, forging critical supply lines, and establishing the origins of the US Navy. The Marblehead Regiment, led by John Glover, became truly indispensable. Marbleheaders battled at Lexington and on Bunker Hill and formed the elite Guard that protected George Washington, foreshadowing today’s Secret Service. Then the special operations–like regiment, against all odds, conveyed 2,400 of Washington’s men across the ice-filled Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776, delivering the surprise attack on Trenton that changed the course of history . . . The Marbleheaders’ story, never fully told before now, makes The Indispensables a vital addition to the literature of the American Revolution. Praise for The Indispensables “Perfectly paced and powerfully wrought, this is the story of common men who gave everything for an ideal—America. The product of meticulous research, The Indispensables is the perfect reminder of who we are, when we need it most.” —Adam Makos, author of the New York Times bestseller A Higher Call “O’Donnell’s gift for storytelling brings the once famous regiment back to life, as he takes readers from the highest war councils to the grime and grit of battle.” —Dr. James Lacey, author of The Washington War “Comprehensive . . . Revolutionary War buffs will delight in the copious details and vivid battle scenes.” —Publishers Weekly “A vivid account of an impressive Revolutionary War unit and a can’t-miss choice for fans of O’Donnell’s previous books.” —Kirkus Review
Download or read book Death in Early New England written by Robert A. Geake and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death in early New England came early and often during those harsh first decades of settlement. Epidemics, hunger, accidents and childbirth contributed to a heavy toll in New England. Disease in some cases erased entire families, and almost always affected the majority of individuals in the communities. For most families, death was still a private affair. Traditions brought over with European customs and others that were strictly American were eventually interwoven, and these ceremonies, tokens and portraits of remembrance became part of these rites and rituals of mourning. Other forms of remembrance were carved into stone with heart-wrung epitaphs, the cause of death and brief biographies. Burial sites themselves evolved from family plots and church graveyards to public, garden-like cemeteries. Historian Robert A. Geake explores the development of rites and rituals of death in this New World.
Download or read book Mariners of the American Revolution written by Jack Kaminkow and published by Clearfield Company. This book was released on 1967 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mariners of the American Revolution written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mariners of the American Revolution written by Jack Kaminkow and published by Baltimore : Magna Carta Book Company. This book was released on 1967 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Citizen soldier in the American Revolution written by Benjamin Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The War Man written by Robert Adrian Mayers and published by Westholme Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1775, the first year of the American Revolution, Congress appealed for troops. The resulting army of citizen-soldiers began what for many would be more than five years of battle and deprivation. Their consolation, however, was that they would ultimately defeat the most powerful army of the age.
Download or read book In Memoriam Citizen Soldiers of Dracut Mass who Served in the War of the American Revolution 1775 1783 written by Sons of the American Revolution Mass and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a tribute to the brave men from Dracut, Massachusetts, who fought in the Revolutionary War. It includes biographical information on each soldier, as well as their military service records and details about their lives before and after the war. Genealogists, local historians, and anyone interested in Revolutionary War history will find this book a valuable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Citizen Soldier written by Joseph Bloomfield and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783 written by Vermont and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 927 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783 written by Vermont and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 927 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soldiers Sailors and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Vermont written by Carleton Edward & Sue Gray Fisher Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
