My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78

(6)
My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78 image
ISBN-10:

0374217459

ISBN-13:

9780374217457

Author(s): SULLIVAN, Robert
Edition: 1
Released: Sep 04, 2012
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages

Description:

Americans tend to think of the Revolution as a Massachusetts-based event orchestrated by Virginians, but in fact the war took place mostly in the Middle Colonies―in New York and New Jersey and the parts of Pennsylvania that on a clear day you can almost see from the Empire State Building. In My American Revolution, Robert Sullivan delves into this first Middle America, digging for a glorious, heroic part of the past in the urban, suburban, and sometimes even rural landscape of today. And there are great adventures along the way: Sullivan investigates the true history of the crossing of the Delaware, its down-home reenactment each year for the past half a century, and―toward the end of a personal odyssey that involves camping in New Jersey backyards, hiking through lost "mountains," and eventually some physical therapy―he evacuates illegally from Brooklyn to Manhattan by handmade boat. He recounts a Brooklyn historian's failed attempt to memorialize a colonial Maryland regiment; a tattoo artist's more successful use of a colonial submarine, which resulted in his 2007 arrest by the New York City police and the FBI; and the life of Philip Freneau, the first (and not great) poet of American independence, who died in a swamp in the snow. Last but not least, along New York harbor, Sullivan re-creates an ancient signal beacon.

Like an almanac, My American Revolution moves through the calendar of American independence, considering the weather and the tides, the harbor and the estuary and the yearly return of the stars as salient factors in the war for independence. In this fiercely individual and often hilarious journey to make our revolution his, he shows us how alive our own history is, right under our noses.

Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780374217457




Related Books

Frequently Asked Questions about My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78

You can buy the My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78 book at one of 20+ online bookstores with BookScouter, the website that helps find the best deal across the web. Currently, the best offer comes from and is $ for the .

The price for the book starts from $5.76 on Amazon and is available from 44 sellers at the moment.

If you’re interested in selling back the My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78 book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.

As for the My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78 book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.

The My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78 book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 1,864,957 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.

Not enough insights yet.