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Joseph Reed : A Moderate in the American Revolution /
A biography of Joseph Reed, who served as George Washington's secretary, as adjutant general of the Continental Army, and as a member of the Continental Congress, which serves as a critical narrative of Reed's life and an estimate of his contributions in the Revolutionary era.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Columbia University Press,
[1968]
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| Colección: | Columbia Studies in the Social Sciences ;
595 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- I. The Student
- II. England: Law and Love
- III. The Colonial Counselor
- IV. The Patriot Who Would Be Peacemaker
- V. 1775: General Washington's Confidant
- VI. 1776: The Brink of Disaster
- VII. Camp or Council?
- VIII. Integrity, Soft Words, and Hard Cash
- IX. President of Pennsylvania
- X. The War on the Home Front
- XI. Great and Bitter Fruits
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index