{"product_id":"general-richard-montgomery-and-the-hal-t-shelton-9780814780398","title":"General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChronicles the life and military of a neglected hero of the American Revolution--General Richard Montgomery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brave, humane, and generous . . . still he was only a brave, humane, and generous rebel; curse on his virtues, they've undone this country.\"--Member of British Parliament Lord North, upon hearing of General Richard Montgomery's death in battle against the British \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At 3 a.m. on December 31, 1775, a band of desperate men stumbled through a raging Canadian blizzard toward Quebec. The doggedness of this ragtag militia--consisting largely of men whose short-term enlistments were to expire within the next 24 hours--was due to the exhortations of their leader. Arriving at Quebec before dawn, the troop stormed two unmanned barriers, only to be met by a British ambush at the third. Amid a withering hale of cannon grapeshot, the patriot leader, at the forefront of the assault, crumpled to the ground. General Richard Montgomery was dead at the age of 37. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Montgomery--who captured St. John and Montreal in the same fortnight in 1775; who, upon his death, was eulogized in British Parliament by Burke, Chatham, and Barr; and after whom 16 American counties have been named--has, to date, been a neglected hero. Written in engaging, accessible prose, General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution chronicles Montgomery's life and military career, definitively correcting this historical oversight once and for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal T. Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814780393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814780398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.65d","brand":"Hal T. Shelton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717172359423,"sku":"9780814780398","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b3de321-b67e-43fe-92bc-21c3b01d2910.jpg?v=1705687270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/general-richard-montgomery-and-the-hal-t-shelton-9780814780398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}