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Henry Knox's noble train, the story of a Boston bookseller's heroic expedition that saved the American Revolution, William Hazelgrove

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Henry Knox's noble train, the story of a Boston bookseller's heroic expedition that saved the American Revolution, William Hazelgrove

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Henry Knox's noble train

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1141968398

Responsibility statement

William Hazelgrove

Sub title

the story of a Boston bookseller's heroic expedition that saved the American Revolution

Summary

"During the brutal winter of 1775-1776, an untested Boston bookseller named Henry Knox commandeered an oxen train hauling sixty tons of cannons and other artillery from Fort Ticonderoga near the Canadian border. He and his men journeyed some three hundred miles south and east over frozen, often-treacherous terrain to supply George Washington for his attack of British troops occupying Boston. The result was the British surrender of Boston and the first major victory for the Colonial Army. This is one of the great stories of the American Revolution, still little known by comparison with the more famous battles of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill. Told with a novelist's feel for narrative, character, and vivid description, The Noble Train brings to life the events and people at a time when the ragtag American rebels were in a desperate situation. Washington's army was withering away from desertion and expiring enlistments. Typhoid fever, typhus, and dysentery were taking a terrible toll. There was little hope of dislodging British General Howe and his 20,000 British troops in Boston--until Henry Knox arrived with his supply convoy of heavy armaments. Firing down on the city from the surrounding Dorchester Heights, these weapons created a decisive turning point. An act of near desperation fueled by courage, daring, and sheer tenacity led to a tremendous victory for the cause of independence. This exciting tale of daunting odds and undaunted determination highlights a pivotal episode that changed history."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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Story of a Boston bookseller's heroic expedition that saved the American Revolution

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