Washington's Farewell
To His Officers: After Victory in the Revolution
Published on 19. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
262 pages
978-1-884592-62-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is the story of George Washington's emotional parting with his most loyal officers on December 4, 1783, just days after final victory in the Revolution. In a moving and utterly silent occasion at Fraunces Tavern in New York City, officer after officer crossed the room to shake Washington's hand and bid their beloved commander goodbye. The story of each man's exploits in the war is vividly recounted in a patchwork of vignettes that capture the triumph and drama of the war they waged for liberty. Illustrated with period art.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Maps; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
228 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-884592-62-1 (9781884592621)
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Stuart Murray has written twelve works of fiction and ten of nonfiction. Murray's nonfiction 'America's Song,' the story of 'Yankee Doodle,' was in Booklist's top ten books on music for 1999 and was awarded third place in the history category as ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year for 1999. 'Rudyard Kipling in Vermont' was selected a national finalist in Independent Publisher's biography category in 1997. Having served as fiction editor for a leading book producer, Murray has worked on more than twenty historical novels, and with a number of best-selling authors.
A journalist, editor, and writer for more than twenty-five years, Murray loves with his family in New York's Hudson River Valley.