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Author
Series
Bone rattler mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After narrowly avoiding death in London at the hands of the king's secret agents, Duncan McCallum returns to colonial America only to discover that his troubles have followed him across the Atlantic. The harbor town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, is a smoldering powder keg as British loyalists and advocates for liberty feverishly maneuver to determine the future of the colonies. When a Native American sailor is scapegoated for the gruesome murders...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A gripping exploration of the intense psychology and character of Benedict Arnold, arguing that he was essential to victory before he was a traitor Benedict Arnold committed treason- for more than two centuries, that's all that most Americans have known about him. Yet Arnold was much more than a turncoat-his achievements during the early years of the Revolutionary War defined him as the most successful soldier of the era. GOD SAVE BENEDICT ARNOLD...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The age of Atlantic revolutions-a six-decade period that packed in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions, the independence of Spanish-speaking Latin America, and a host of lesser-known upheavals-transformed Europe and the Americas, and eventually the globe. Before 1765, most of Europe and the Americas were under the rule of monarchies and empires, and the institution of slavery existed in every jurisdiction. In the ensuing decades, empires...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this fresh and timely perspective on a foundational part of our nation's history, the author brilliantly traces the origins and experience of division during the American Revolution--political disagreements, intolerance, intimidation and mob violence, revealing the hidden cost of this war to families and dear friends split along party lines.
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