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Writings from the Valley Forge Encampment of the Continental Army

Writings from the Valley Forge Encampment of the Continental Army

Joseph Lee Boyle

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Heritage Books Inc.
Año de edición:
2009
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9780788442919
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Hundreds of letters and documents written at Valley Forge have been published in collections that represent the best-remembered men of the Revolution. There are also documents of uncounted numbers by lesser officers and staff functionaries that have never

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