The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware

by Patrick K. O'Donnell

Book Overview

On the stormy night of August 29, 1776, the Continental Army faced capture or annihilation after losing the Battle of Brooklyn. The British had trapped George Washington's forces against the East River, and the fate of the Revolution rested upon the shoulders of the soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Serving side by side in one of the country's first diverse units, they pulled off an "American Dunkirk" and saved the army by transporting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802156894
• ISBN13: 9780802156891
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

My new FAVORITE book on the Revolutionary War!!

I am absolutely LOVING this book! The writing is quick-paced yet detailed to make you feel as though you were there. I am a teacher of American History and I will be referring to this book often in my classes to enhance the curriculum. This book is a page-turner and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the American Revolution!