The Army correspondence of Colonel John Laurens in the years 1777-8
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.06.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
254
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/1,6 cm
Gewicht
363 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-836-8
Step into the Revolution at its nerve centre. In 1777 and 1778, Colonel John Laurens writes from the moving heart of the Continental Army, where decisions travelled by courier and conviction cost lives. These revolutionary war letters feel unfiltered and close. War, in its raw voice. This historical correspondence collection gathers Laurens's army communications as a primary source document anthology: urgent dispatches, requests, and reflections that illuminate continental army leadership and the daily machinery behind strategy. Read as patriot officer reports, the letters track intelligence, discipline, supply, and the brittle morale of an army learning to endure. They also reveal revolutionary war politics in motion - alliances tested, resources strained, reputations made and unmade - during the American Revolution 1777 and into continental army 1778. For American history research, these pages offer close-up evidence rather than hindsight; for classroom primary sources, they invite students to hear how a young officer framed responsibility, loyalty, and purpose, line by hard-won line. Laurens stands near the circle of founding fathers documents, set in the same paper world as George Washington letters and other headquarters exchanges that shaped the war's public arguments daily. For the casual reader, it is a vivid ride through command tents and committee rooms; for the collector, a cornerstone of Revolutionary-era print culture in your library. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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