A man apart : the journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1781 / / edited and with an introduction by Harold B. Gill, Jr. and George M. Curtis, III
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Gill Harold B
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| Titolo: |
A man apart : the journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1781 / / edited and with an introduction by Harold B. Gill, Jr. and George M. Curtis, III
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.3 |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
| United States Social life and customs 1775-1783 | |
| Altri autori: |
CurtisGeorge M. <1935->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 To Risk the American World. March 1, 1774 to April 30, 1775; 2 In the West. April 30, 1775 to November 9, 1775; 3 Trapped by Revolution. November 9, 1775 to September 30, 1776; 4 Retreat from the Future. September 30, 1776 to April 21, 1781; Afterword; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | From 1774 until mid-1777, Nicholas Cresswell, a young English farmer bent on starting a new life in northwestern Virginia, kept a journal that serves as a distinctive window into the turbulent politics of the American Revolution. This modern edition is unexpurgated and fully annotated with an introduction that provides a detailed historical context for the work. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A man apart |
| ISBN: | 979-82-16-21912-5 |
| 0-7391-2847-7 | |
| 1-4616-3283-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910959463703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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