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Posey John T |
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Titolo |
General Thomas Posey [[electronic resource] ] : son of the American Revolution / / John Thornton Posey |
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East Lansing, Mich., : Michigan State University Press, 1992 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (334 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Generals - United States |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns |
Northwest, Old History 1775-1865 |
Southwest, Old History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-308) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. "... born of respectable parentage...." (1750-1774); 2. "The glorious cause" (1775-1778); 3. "The fort's our own!" (1778-1779); 4. "The veracity of Posey was as unquestioned as his courage." (1780-1782); 5. "... we are to loose you, perhaps for ever...." (1783-1793); 6. "... a most amiable wife and sweet little family of children ...." (1793-1800); 7. "I was not born to riches or... high birth, or great family. " (1800-1810); 8. "I am not ... above shewing an example to my fellow citizens ...." (1810-1813); 9. " ... under your auspices, we have become as one people." (1813-1816) |
10. " ... he knew him and gave him his hand." (1816-1818)Appendices; A. " ...being in Company with her revives my former Passion for your Low Land Beauty ...."; B. "The unfortunate and most unhappy John Price Posey" ....; Select Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Revolutionary War general Thomas Posey (1750-1818) lived his life against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic periods in American history. Posey, who played a minor role in the actual War for Independence, went on to participate in the development and foundation of several states in the transappalachian West. His experiences on the late 18th- and early 19th-century American frontier |
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