A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 he barely escaped from being burned alive by Mohawk warriors. He later commanded a force of 500 men who were shipwrecked off the coast of Cuba. It was he who reportedly gave the command "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Detailing Putnam's close relationships with Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and John and Abigail Adams, this first full-length biography of Putnam in more than a century…mehr
A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 he barely escaped from being burned alive by Mohawk warriors. He later commanded a force of 500 men who were shipwrecked off the coast of Cuba. It was he who reportedly gave the command "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Detailing Putnam's close relationships with Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and John and Abigail Adams, this first full-length biography of Putnam in more than a century re-examines the life of a revolutionary whose seniority in the Continental Army was second only to that of George Washington.
Robert Ernest Hubbard is a retired professor from Albertus Magnus College and an adjunct faculty member in the college's Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program. Webmaster of websites on General Israel Putnam and on entertainer Phil Silvers, he lives in Connecticut.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction One: The New England Farmer The Bamboo Cane Salem Witch Trials and the Putnam Family Growing Up in Massachusetts The Connecticut Farm The Wolf Two: French and Indian War War Breaks Out The Durkee Incident Putnam Saves Robert Rogers' Life Boat Attack on Lake George Mission to Take a French Prisoner Rescue of Captain Little The Massacre Fort William Henry South Bay Saving the Magazine Failed British Attack on Fort Ticonderoga The Three Choices "Rogers always sent, but Putnam led his men to action" A Prisoner Jemima Howe, the Captive Three: Between the Wars Expedition to the West Indies Pontiac's War Death of Hannah Marriage to Deborah Putnam's Appearance and Temperament Tavern Owner Preparation for War 1773 Mississippi Expedition Four: Bloodiest Battle of the Revolution Events Leading to the Battle The Battle of Bunker Hill Organization of an Army Siege of Boston Five: Battles in New York British Arrival at New York Battle of Long Island Retreat from Long Island Battle of Kip's Bay Battle of Harlem Heights Battle of White Plains Six: War in the North Protection of Philadelphia Battle of Princeton Disease and Punishment Hudson Highlands Deborah Putnam Taken Ill Deborah Putnam's Passing The Recruiter Cousin Rufus Putnam Winter Encampment at Redding The Horseneck Escape Seven: Putnam's Last Years The Last Command After the War Putnam's Death Eight: The Legacy People in Putnam's World Putnam Remembered Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction One: The New England Farmer The Bamboo Cane Salem Witch Trials and the Putnam Family Growing Up in Massachusetts The Connecticut Farm The Wolf Two: French and Indian War War Breaks Out The Durkee Incident Putnam Saves Robert Rogers' Life Boat Attack on Lake George Mission to Take a French Prisoner Rescue of Captain Little The Massacre Fort William Henry South Bay Saving the Magazine Failed British Attack on Fort Ticonderoga The Three Choices "Rogers always sent, but Putnam led his men to action" A Prisoner Jemima Howe, the Captive Three: Between the Wars Expedition to the West Indies Pontiac's War Death of Hannah Marriage to Deborah Putnam's Appearance and Temperament Tavern Owner Preparation for War 1773 Mississippi Expedition Four: Bloodiest Battle of the Revolution Events Leading to the Battle The Battle of Bunker Hill Organization of an Army Siege of Boston Five: Battles in New York British Arrival at New York Battle of Long Island Retreat from Long Island Battle of Kip's Bay Battle of Harlem Heights Battle of White Plains Six: War in the North Protection of Philadelphia Battle of Princeton Disease and Punishment Hudson Highlands Deborah Putnam Taken Ill Deborah Putnam's Passing The Recruiter Cousin Rufus Putnam Winter Encampment at Redding The Horseneck Escape Seven: Putnam's Last Years The Last Command After the War Putnam's Death Eight: The Legacy People in Putnam's World Putnam Remembered Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
