Henry Knox - Couverture souple

Puls, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0230623883 ISBN 13 : 9780230623880

Editeur : Griffin, 2010

Synopsis

Here is a compelling portrait of the Revolutionary War general whose skills as an engineer and artilleryman played a key role in all of George Washington's battles including the Siege of Boston (where his use of cannons at Dorchester Heights won back the city) and the Battle of Trenton (where he was in charge of Washington's crossing of the Delaware River). Knox became an major advocate of the U.S. Constitution and served as the nation's first Secretary of War. He was co-founder of the U.S. Navy, laid the foundations for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and negotiated treaties and set policy with Native Americans.With nail-biting battle scenes, patriotism and deep understanding of his subject, Mark Puls breathes new life into the American Revolution and firmly assigns Knox to his deserved place in history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Mark Puls delivers a compelling portrait of the Revolutionary War general who played a key role in all of George Washington's battles. In the Siege of Boston, Henry Knox's amazing 300 mile transport of 49 cannons from Ticonderoga saved the city. Building upon his talent for logistics, Knox engineered Washington's famous Christmas night passage to safety across the Delaware River. And it was the general's tactical successes that made the final victory at Yorktown possible. Packed with riveting battle scenes, inspiring patriotism, and vivid prose, Henry Knox reveals Puls' deep understanding of his subject, as he breathes new life into the American Revolution and firmly re-establishes Knox in his deserved place in history.

Biographie de l'auteur

MARK PULS is the author of Samuel Adams: Father of the American Revolution, winner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award, and co-author of Uncommon Valor: A Story of Race, Patriotism and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil War with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Melvin Claxton. Puls has worked as a journalist for The Detroit News. He lives in Hawntranck, Michigan.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230623883
• ISBN 13: 9780230623880
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 290