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Valley Forge Booklist

 

Nonfiction

 

Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine, unless noted.

Nonfiction

• Washington's Crossing
  Author: Fischer, David Hackett
  Publisher: Oxford $ 35 ISBN: 0195170342 Date: 2004
  Booklist Kirkus PW SLJ Best Books
  In a dramatic and colorful narrative of a pivotal moment in American history, we see how the campaign developed in a web of hard choices by many actors on both sides of the Delaware.
  Suggested Reading: All Stars | 1776 Stars
  Updated 2.5.04
• Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge
  Author: Fleming, Thomas
  Publisher: HarperCollins $ 27.95 ISBN: 0060829621 Date: 2005
  PW
  The defining moments of the Revolutionary War did not occur on the battlefield or diplomatic table, claims Fleming, but at Valley Forge where the Continental Army overwintered. This is the tale of how Americans endured and triumphed over nearly-impossible odds.
  Updated 8.15.05