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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The pictorial field-book of the revolution or, illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the war

The pictorial field-book of the revolution or, illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the war

J. Lossing, Benson

Paperback

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Military HistoryRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 9353801737
ISBN13: 9789353801731
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 950
Weight: 3.01
Height: 2.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into the 18th century United States as it still lived in the landscape: roads, rivers, meeting houses, and scarred ground where decisions became history. History you can hold today. Volume II of Benson J. Lossing's celebrated american revolution illustrated history blends narrative with on-the-spot observation, making an illustrated American history book that reads like a journey and works like a historical field book reference. Lossing writes as a traveller and a witness to memory, gathering nineteenth century travel sketches, founding era biographies, and the tangible traces of colonial America landmarks. The result is a richly visual companion to revolutionary war battlefields, alive with relics, traditions, and the documentary feel of revolutionary war primary sources. For readers tracing family lines or places, it is a trove for genealogy and local history; for students and teachers, a dependable classroom revolutionary war resource that keeps names, sites, and context in view without losing momentum. Historically, the Pictorial Field-Book helped shape how generations pictured the War for Independence, uniting research, reportage, and imagery in a form few writers attempted at such scale. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, including those seeking a vintage engravings collector edition feel on their shelves.

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