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Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War
Forgotten Patriots The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War
Author: Edwin G. Burrows
Between 1775 and 1783, some 200,000 Americans took up arms against the British Crown. Just over 6,800 of those men died in battle. About 25,000 became prisoners of war, most of them confined in New York City under conditions so atrocious that they perished by the thousands. Evidence suggests that at least 17,500 Americans may have died in these ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465020300
ISBN-10: 0465020305
Publication Date: 11/23/2010
Pages: 384
Edition: First Trade Paper Ed
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
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