- History, Campaigns, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, campaigns, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783
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Earnest, epic, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Christopher Hibbert
- First published
- 1990
- Pages
- 375
- Publisher
- Norton, Books on Tape, Inc., Pen & Sword Military
- Editions
- 18
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781306804004
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First sentence
“The first reports came from Boston, a town of some sixteen thousand inhabitants many of whom worked in its distilleries, fisheries, rope-walks and shipyards.”
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