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The crossing how George Washington saved the American Revolution

Jim Murphy shows George Washington's transformation from a gentleman farmer with little military experience to a brilliant general, as he delivers the country from the blackest of times - into the brightest of futures. --from publisher description

Main Author: Murphy, Jim, 1947-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, c2010.
Subjects:
Rippey, John N. tribute.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Military leadership > Juvenile nonfiction.
Howe, William Howe, > Viscount, > 1729-1814 > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States. > Continental Army > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Trenton, Battle of, Trenton, N.J., 1776 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: Jim Murphy shows George Washington's transformation from a gentleman farmer with little military experience to a brilliant general, as he delivers the country from the blackest of times - into the brightest of futures. --from publisher description
Physical Description: 96 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92) and index.
ISBN: 9780439691864 (hardcover) :
0439691869 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Jim Murphy is celebrated for his engaging and careuflly researched nonfiction. His more than thirty-five books have garnered two Newbery Honors, a Sibert Award, two Sibert Honors, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors, ALA Notables, Best Books for Young Adults, and many more. He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with his wife and their two sons.

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