Richard M. Ketchum, Author . Holt/Macrae $30 (464p) ISBN 978-0-8050-6119-2
In this magnificent new book, Ketchum (Decisive Days,
etc.) shows the falsity of traditional accounts of the Revolution—depicting colonies united against a detested oppressor—by focusing on one colony's agonizing decision to enter...
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Richard M. Ketchum, Author Henry Holt & Company $30 (368p) ISBN 978-0-8050-7396-6
This informative and entertaining chronicle of the American Revolution's final battles also concludes Ketchum's fine series of that war's campaign histories (Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill, etc.). The narrative begins in the fall of 1780....
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Richard M. Ketchum, Author Henry Holt & Company $30 (545p) ISBN 978-0-8050-4681-6
In 1777, the British government mounted an invasion from Canada with the objective of splitting the rebellious American colonies into manageable fractions. On a map the task seemed easy. But on the ground, Ketchum (Decisive Day) shows, Sir John...
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Richard M. Ketchum, Author Random House (NY) $29.95 (896p) ISBN 978-0-394-56011-3
This powerfully evocative re-creation of a period of American innocence--the three years preceding the bombing of Pearl Harbor--is a labor of scholarship that pays off richly. A mixture of history, firsthand memory and judicious interpretation, the...
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Richard M. Ketchum, Author Anchor Books $13 (374p) ISBN 978-0-385-09888-5
The American Revolution is chronicled in these companion volumes: the first describes the Revolution's early days, while the second profiles key political figures, the situation in England and later military campaigns. According to PW , `` The...
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Richard M. Ketchum, Author, Robert M. Ketchum, Author Anchor Books $16.95 (896p) ISBN 978-0-385-41605-4
History, reminiscences and judicious interpretations blend in this re-creation of the three years preceding Pearl Harbor, which describes how Americans clung to their innocence as their country faced war. ``Ketchum captures the era in detail,...
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