| Description |
1 online resource (260 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cresswell, Nicholas, 1750-1804 -- Travel -- United States.
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Cresswell, Nicholas, 1750-1804. |
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Travel. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
| Subject |
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1783.
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1775-1783 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Curtis, George M., III.
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| ISBN |
9781461632832 (electronic book) |
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1461632838 (electronic book) |
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