A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 3 dec 1980 - 250 pagina's |
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Pagina 148
... Warren emphasized four themes : colonists - deserved to be remembered as heroes by their successors because the sacrifices they had made had " civilized " the continent without real assistance from Great Britain ; Americans were a ...
... Warren emphasized four themes : colonists - deserved to be remembered as heroes by their successors because the sacrifices they had made had " civilized " the continent without real assistance from Great Britain ; Americans were a ...
Pagina 149
... Warren's message was that the colonists would fight British armies to preserve their freedoms , their virtue . Well before others thought war was likely , Warren belabored - almost reveled in - that assumption . His rhetoric bulged with ...
... Warren's message was that the colonists would fight British armies to preserve their freedoms , their virtue . Well before others thought war was likely , Warren belabored - almost reveled in - that assumption . His rhetoric bulged with ...
Pagina 152
... Warren told him that he would " mount the last round of the ladder or die in the attempt . " To another friend he exclaimed that he hoped he would " die up to my knees in blood ! ' ' 66 On the morning of June 16 a thousand - man militia ...
... Warren told him that he would " mount the last round of the ladder or die in the attempt . " To another friend he exclaimed that he hoped he would " die up to my knees in blood ! ' ' 66 On the morning of June 16 a thousand - man militia ...
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The Nature of American | 1 |
War and Society | 3 |
The Indian Wars | 29 |
Copyright | |
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