The World Almanac of the American Revolution

by David F. Burg and L. Edward Purcell

Book Overview

The latest in the acclaimed military history series from the publishers of The World Almanac. No other period of American history, with the possible exception of the Civil War, rivals the Revolution in importance. Begun in 1775 as disorganized, local violence in a dispute over rights and taxes, it escalated into a full-scale armed conflict; by the time the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783-after six years of war-a new nation had emerged. To bring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886875749
• ISBN13: 9780886875749
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: World Almanac Books
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 8.5"