Bunker Hill A City, a Siege, a Revolution

Name: Bunker Hill A City, a Siege, a Revolution
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ISBN: 9780670025442

ISBN-10: 0670025445

ISBN-13: 9780670025442

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nathaniel Philbrick

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Nathaniel Philbrick, the bestselling author ofIn the Heart of the SeaandMayflower, brings his prodigious talents to the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution.Boston in 1775 is an island city occupied by British troops after a series of incendiary incidents by patriots who range from sober citizens to thuggish vigilantes. After the Boston Tea Party, British and American soldiers and Massachusetts residents have warily maneuvered around each other until April 19, when violence finally erupts at Lexington and Concord. In June, however, with the city cut off from supplies by a British blockade and Patriot militia poised in siege, skirmishes give way to outright war…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 4/30/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English



Preface: The Decisive Day



Liberty



The City on the Hill



Poor Unhappy Boston



The Long Hot Summer



The Alarm



The Unnatural Contest



Rebellion



The Trick to See It



The Bridge



No Business but That of War



The Redoubt



The Battle



The Siege



The Fiercest Man



The Clap of Thunder


Epilogue: Character Alone


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Illustration Credits


Index