""The Turning Point of the Revolution or Burgoyne in America"" by Nickerson and Hoffman is a historical account of the American Revolution, focusing on the pivotal moment when British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to American forces in Saratoga, New York. The book delves into the events leading up to the battle, including Burgoyne's ill-fated plan to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies, and the American strategy to thwart his advance. It also explores the key players on both sides of the conflict, ...
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""The Turning Point of the Revolution or Burgoyne in America"" by Nickerson and Hoffman is a historical account of the American Revolution, focusing on the pivotal moment when British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to American forces in Saratoga, New York. The book delves into the events leading up to the battle, including Burgoyne's ill-fated plan to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies, and the American strategy to thwart his advance. It also explores the key players on both sides of the conflict, including Burgoyne, American generals Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold, and Native American allies. The authors provide a detailed analysis of the battle itself, as well as its far-reaching consequences for the war and the future of the United States. Drawing on primary sources and extensive research, ""The Turning Point of the Revolution"" offers a comprehensive and engaging account of one of the most important moments in American history.This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good++, Fair. 8VO, 500 pgs., B/W Illus, Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. Black cloth boards with title on spine in gold. Boards are rubbed and show edge wear. Title on spine is faded. Endpapers lightly soiled. Previous owners name on paste-down. Text pages are clean. Nice tight binding. Tired and tattered dust jacket with edgewear and chipping throughout. Most of spine is missing. Upper title section remains. Soiled and oxidized. Looks much better once it was placed in new protective myler to keep it together. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Owner name, no other markings. Light wear at bottom corners. Binding solid. Near fine. 500 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, index. Black cloth with embossed design on front
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. First edition. Very good/Poor Spine faded, spine ends and panel corners bumped, small scattered pieces of paper stuck to bottom of back panel, light browning of page edges, spine faded, dustwrapper shows pieces missing off of top of spine and portions of top of covers, bottom spine end chipped, tears on edges, light browning and soiling, light water stain on bottom of back cover, front flap clipped.
