Chaining The Hudson: The Fight for the river in the American Revolution
New York: Fordham Univ. Press, 2004. Softcover. Color illustrated softcovers. Fine. xvi+233 pp. with bibliographical notes, index. Illustrations. Much of the Revolutionary War was fought along the Hudson River; from 1775 to 1783, the rivers served as highway and battlefield as Washington and British General Sir George Clinton fought for control of this key waterway from Albany to New York City. The author tells the story of the War along the river from a unique vantage point---the remarkable , unprecedented event in naval history, the 5-year blockade of the Royal navy by means of one of the largest and longest iron chains ever forged. Protecting the river at West Point, it was a defensive structure the British chose never to test in battle. Fine. Item #E33932
ISBN: 0823223396
Price: $22.00