The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Volume 8: January-March 1777

by George Washington and Edward G. Lengel

Volume 8 documents Washington's first winter at Morristown. Situated in the hills of north central New Jersey, Morristown offered protection against the British army headquarters in New York City yet enabled Washington to annoy the principal enemy outposts at Newark, Perth Amboy, and New Brunswick. To discover Howe's intentions for the next campaign, Washington refined his intelligence-gathering network in New Jersey and New York during the winter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813917875
• ISBN13: 9780813917870
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 2.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher