The indispensables : the diverse soldier-mariners who shaped the country, formed the Navy, and rowed Washington across the Delaware

The indispensables : the diverse soldier-mariners who shaped the country, formed the Navy, and rowed Washington across the Delaware

Diverse soldier-mariners who shaped the country, formed the Navy, and rowed Washington across the Delaware

1st ed.

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.

xiii, 415 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

973.3444 O26 2021

(OCoLC)1249557879

O'Donnell dramatically recounts, beginning nearly a decade before the war started, Marbleheaders such as Elbridge Gerry and Azor Orne spearheaded the break with Britain and helped shape the nascent United States by playing a crucial role governing, building alliances, seizing British ships, and forging critical supply lines that established the origins of the US Navy. The Marblehead Regiment, led by John Glover, became truly indispensable. Marbleheaders battled at Lexington and on Bunker Hill and formed the elite Guard that protected George Washington. Then, at the most crucial time in the war, the regiment conveyed 2,400 of Washington's men across the ice-filled Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776, delivering a momentum-shifting surprise attack on Trenton. Later, Marblehead doctor Nathaniel Bond inoculated the Continental Army against a deadly virus, which changed the course of history. This uniquely diverse group of white, black, and native American soldiers set ...--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.
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