The Papers of George Washington: October-December 1777 Volume 12

by Willis John Abbot, Edward G. Lengel, George Washington, et al.

Book Overview

Volume 12 of the Revolutionary War Series documents Washington's unsuccessful efforts to capitalize on the American victory at Saratoga and his decision to encamp the Continental army for the winter at Valley Forge. The volume opens with the British forces at Philadelphia, where they had returned following the Battle of Germantown, and the Continental army, in Washington's words, "hovering round them, to distress and retard their operations as much...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813920779
• ISBN13: 9780813920771
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 778 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher