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A riveting tale of intrigue, spies, counterspies and secret agents, george washington, spymaster is a unique and entertaining account of one of the most important chapters in our nations history. The american revolutionary war took place from 17751783, although the revolt against british colonial rule began. Revolutionary war map national geographic american. I recently read again a book i have had in my library since childhood and probably last read as a teenager, bart mcdowells the revolutionary war. Review of the revolutionary war, by bart mcdowell the. Paperback january 1, 1967 by national geographic author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Americas fight for freedom national geographic special publications issue 3 of special publications series 2. Our work has been featured by the new york times, time magazine, history channel, discovery channel, smithsonian, mental floss, npr, and more. Jun 01, 2015 battles of the revolutionary war map national geographic society on. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
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