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The Road To Yorktown
by Selby, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York USA: St. Martin's Press, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. St. Martin's Press, 1976. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Illustrations. Paul Revere's famous ride; the crossing of the Delaware; the battle of Bunker's Hill; Brandywine; Winter at Valley Forge; the treachery of Benedict Arnold; the Campaigns in the Carolinas, the idealism of Lafayette; the scandal of Lee--all are brought to life, together with many commanders and politicians from both sides, in a book that is scrupulously fair to both the Americans and the British. Binding of brown cloth, gilt lettered, clean, no marks, light edgewear on lower edges. Interior is Fine. Clean jacket has light edgewear, illustration based on an oil painting by John Trumbell, 'The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown'. Index, bibliography. 214 pages. 1976, St Martin's Press, New York, New York, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013907
- Title
- The Road To Yorktown
- Author
- Selby, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York USA
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR, UNITED STATES; LEXINGTON; MINUTEMEN; CORNWALLIS; WASHINGTON, GEORGE; YORKTOWN;
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