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Bunker Hill, a city, a siege, a revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick

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Bunker Hill, a city, a siege, a revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-378) and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bunker Hill

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

818953755

Responsibility statement

Nathaniel Philbrick

Sub title

a city, a siege, a revolution

Summary

Recounts the events of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, tracing the experiences of Patriot leader Dr. Joseph Warren, a newly recruited George Washington, and British General William Howe. Boston, Massachusetts, in 1775 is an island city occupied by British troops after a series of incendiary incidents by patriots who range from citizens to vigilantes. After the Boston Tea Party, British and American soldiers and Massachusetts residents have maneuvered around each other until April 19th, when violence erupts at Lexington and Concord. In June, with the city cut off from supplies by a British blockade and Patriot militia poised in siege, skirmishes give way to war in the Battle of Bunker Hill

Table Of Contents

Preface : The decisive day -- pt. 1. Liberty -- The city on the hill -- Poor unhappy Boston -- The long hot summer -- The alarm -- The unnatural contest -- pt. 2. Rebellion -- The trick to see it -- The bridge -- No business but that of war -- The redoubt -- The battle -- pt. 3. The siege -- The fiercest man -- The clap of thunder -- Character alone

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