Revolution On The Hudson: New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War for Indpendence
New York: Norton, 2016. Second printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. 416 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrations. The untold story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley, control of which, both the Americans and the British firmly believed, would determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War. Political and military leaders on both sides viewed the Hudson River Valley as the American jugular which, if cut, would bleed the rebellion to death. To that end, in 1776 George III sent the largest amphibious force ever assembled to seize Manhattan (successfully) to use it as a base to drive a wedge to Albany and meet with a force descending from Canada. Here, however, the author postulates that this British attempt to cut off New England never would have worked. Fine / fine. Item #E26956
ISBN: 9780393245721
Price: $18.50