Revolution on the Hudson: New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence

by George C. Daughan

Book Overview

No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New York City, the Hudson River, and the surrounding counties. Political and military leaders on both sides viewed the Hudson River Valley as the American jugular, which, if cut, would quickly bleed the rebellion to death.

So in 1776, King George III sent the largest amphibious force ever assembled to seize Manhattan and use it as a base from which to push up the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393245721
• ISBN13: 9780393245721
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"