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The Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution - Hardcover

Murphy, Jim

 
9780439691864: The Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0439691869 ISBN 13: 9780439691864
Verlag: Scholastic Pr, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

With his engaging and timeless narrative prose, two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy tells the awe-inspiring story of George Washington's glorious fight for an independent America.

It is 1776, and George Washington and his army of rebellious American colonists are emboldened by its stunning victories over the British at Lexington and Concord. But now, the Americans face the threat of a brutal British retaliation.

George Washington, who has little experience with a threat of this magnitude, is unanimously chosen as commander in chief in hopes he can unite the colonies. Britain's army is massive and well trained. America's is small and unruly. As the British begin their invasion of New York City and its environs, George Washington isn't the only one (continued)

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jim Murphy is the celebrated author of more than thirty-five books for young readers, most notably TRUCE: THE DAY THE SOLDIERS STOPPED FIGHTING and THE GREAT FIRE, a Newbery Honor Winner. His carefully researched, engaging, and elegantly written nonfiction has garnered the most prestigious awards in the field. He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with his wife and their two sons.

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Verlag
Scholastic Pr
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0439691869
ISBN 13 
9780439691864
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
96
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