{"product_id":"the-road-to-valley-forge-john-buchanan-9780471441564","title":"The Road to Valley Forge: How Washington Built the Army That Won the Revolution","description":"Acclaim for The Road to Valley Forge \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\"Buchanan is a master of the historical narrative . . . a host of new insights into George Washington as a leader of men.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty!: The American Revolution \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\"The Road to Valley Forge is an effective operational history, clearly written, judicious in its judgments and based on a careful look at the war from both sides.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jeremy Black, author of War for America: The Fight for Independence, 1775--1783 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\"John Buchanan skillfully guides us through 1776 and 1777, the two most critical years of the Revolutionary War for George Washington as commander in chief. With a gift for finding the apt quotation and the telling anecdote, the author traces the growth of Washington as a commanding general and the professional development of the Continental Army.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-Don Higginbotham, Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Road to Valley Forge tells the whole story of Washington's growth from inexperienced backwoods general to true Commander in Chief of a professional fighting force. This warts-and-all portrait of America's greatest hero reveals a courageous and intelligent man struggling desperately to learn from his mistakes, forge a motley assortment of militiamen into a real army, and demonstrate to all of his fellow Americans that they could, indeed, become masters of their own destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0471441562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471441564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley (TP)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.42w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1881\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2004 pg. 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2004","brand":"John Buchanan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994855014655,"sku":"9780471441564","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2445befe-f707-40ba-8b62-797d41a7f494.jpg?v=1683332563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-road-to-valley-forge-john-buchanan-9780471441564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}