| Description |
1 online resource (260 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 To Risk the American World. March 1, 1774 to April 30, 1775; 2 In the West. April 30, 1775 to November 9, 1775; 3 Trapped by Revolution. November 9, 1775 to September 30, 1776; 4 Retreat from the Future. September 30, 1776 to April 21, 1781; Afterword; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
From 1774 until mid-1777, Nicholas Cresswell, a young English farmer bent on starting a new life in northwestern Virginia, kept a journal that serves as a distinctive window into the turbulent politics of the American Revolution. This modern edition is unexpurgated and fully annotated with an introduction that provides a detailed historical context for the work |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Cresswell, Nicholas, 1750-1804 -- Travel -- United States
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| SUBJECT |
Cresswell, Nicholas, 1750-1804 fast |
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TRAVEL -- United States -- General.
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Manners and customs
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Travel
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Regions & Countries - Americas.
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History & Archaeology.
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United States - General.
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United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139994
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140531
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Curtis, George M., III
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| ISBN |
9781461632832 |
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1461632838 |
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0739128485 |
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9780739128480 |
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1299814352 |
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9781299814356 |
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0739128477 |
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9780739128473 |
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