The Whites of Their Eyes: Bunker Hill, the First American Army, and the Emergence of George Washington

Paul D. Lockhart

Research output: Book/ReportBook

Abstract

Drawing upon new research and scholarship, historian Paul Lockhart, author of the critically acclaimed Revolutionary War biography The Drillmaster of Valley Forge , offers a penetrating reassessment of the first major engagement of the American Revolution. In the tradition of David McCullough’s 1 776 , Lockhart illuminates the Battle of Bunker Hill as a crucial event in the creation of an American identity, dexterously interweaving the story of this pivotal pitched battle with two other momentous narratives: the creation of America’s first army, and the rise of the man who led it, George Washington.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Jan 1 2011

Keywords

  • Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Continental Army
  • George Washington--1732-1799

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • History
  • Military History

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