The Valley Forge Winter: Civilians and Soldiers in War

by Wayne K. Bodle

Book Overview

2003 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

Of the many dramatic episodes of the American Revolution, perhaps none is more steeped in legend than the Valley Forge winter. Paintings show Continentals huddled around campfires and Washington kneeling in the frozen woods, praying for his army's deliverance. To this day schoolchildren are taught that Valley Forge was the "turning point of the Revolution"--the event that transformed a ragged group...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271022302
• ISBN13: 9780271022307
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.5"