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George Washington's Revenge

The 1777 New Jersey Campaign and How General Washington Turned Defeat into the Strategy That Won the Revolution

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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George Washington's Revenge

The 1777 New Jersey Campaign and How General Washington Turned Defeat into the Strategy That Won the Revolution

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

In late August 1776, a badly defeated Continental Army retreated from Long Island to Manhattan. By early November, George Washington’s inexperienced army withdrew further into New Jersey and, by the end of the year, into Pennsylvania. During this dark night of the American Revolution—“the times that try men’s souls”—Washington began developing the strategy that would win the war. In this illuminating account, Arthur Lefkowitz reveals how George Washington turned defeat into victory. During his retreat across New Jersey, Washington reconceived the war: keep the army mobile, target isolated detachments of the British Army, rely on surprise and deception, form partisan units, and avoid large-scale battles. This new strategy first bore fruit in the crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 and the attack on the British at Trenton and Princeton. From there, Washington took up winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, and moved into the mountains, an ideal position from which to check British movements toward Philadelphia or north up the Hudson. The British tried and failed several times to coax Washington into a decisive battle. Stymied, the British were forced to attack Philadelphia by sea, and they would not be able to seize Philadelphia in time to support the British invasion of upstate New York which ended in defeat at Saratoga. Lefkowitz relies on a lifetime of deep research on the Revolutionary War and close knowledge of New Jersey to tell this exciting, important story whose impact rippled throughout the rest of the war.

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0811770427

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9780811770422

Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes

The Lives of the Extraordinary Patriots Who Followed Arnold to Canada at the Start of the American Revolution

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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The Lives of the Extraordinary Patriots Who Followed Arnold to Canada at the Start of the American Revolution

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

This “gripping” history recounts the lives of American patriots who were a part of Arnold’s failed Canadian invasion during the Revolutionary War (Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty! The American Revolution). Hundreds of men followed Col. Benedict Arnold in an expedition to capture Quebec in 1775. After Arnold was wounded, his troops found themselves outnumbered and trapped inside the city. Award-winning author and Revolutionary-era historian, Arthur S. Lefkowitz takes a close look at some of the brave veterans who fought in Arnold’s failed campaign and explores the extraordinary lives they led afterward. In Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes, Lefkowitz paints vividly detailed portraits of early American patriots who continued their fight for independence after Arnold’s campaign. Some of the men portrayed include Charles Porterfield (who led troops at Brandwine); Daniel Morgan (the hero of Cowpens); Henry Dearborn and Timothy Bigelow (who fought alongside Arnold at Saratoga); Christian Febiger and Return Jonathan Meigs (who were at the forefront of the attack on Stony Point); Simeon Thayer (who refused to surrender at Fort Mifflin); and Col. Aaron Burr (whose wartime record was overshadowed by his later political career and duel with Alexander Hamilton). Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes “will delight readers who are looking for something new about the War of Independence” (John Ferling, author of Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence).

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1611211123

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9781611211122

George Washington's Indispensable Men

Alexander Hamilton, Tench Tilghman, and the Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win American Independence

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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George Washington's Indispensable Men

Alexander Hamilton, Tench Tilghman, and the Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win American Independence

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

While history has immortalized George Washington, it has largely forgotten those who helped to propel him to greatness—the thirty-two men who served as his aides-de-camp during the Revolutionary War. Washington relied heavily on these men—among them a young Alexander Hamilton—for help in formulating policy and strategy. George Washington’s Indispensable Men details the fascinating and sometimes tragic lives of these aides, providing a new and refreshing look at the American Revolution.

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0811768082

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Benedict Arnold's Army

The 1775 American Invasion of Canada During the Revolutionary War

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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Benedict Arnold's Army

The 1775 American Invasion of Canada During the Revolutionary War

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

This “brilliant” account of Benedict Arnold’s military campaign to bring Canada into the Revolutionary War is “hard to put down”—includes maps (Mag Web). In 1775, Benedict Arnold led more than one thousand men through the Maine wilderness in order to reach Quebec, the capital of British-held Canada. His goal was to reach the fortress city and bring Canada into the Revolutionary War as the fourteenth colony. When George Washington learned of a route to Quebec that followed a chain of rivers and lakes through the Maine wilderness, he picked Col. Benedict Arnold to command the surprise assault. The route to Canada was 270 miles of rapids, waterfalls, and dense forests that took months to traverse. Arnold led his famished corps through early winter snow and waist-high freezing water, up and over the Appalachian Mountains, and finally, to Quebec. In Benedict Arnold’s Army, award-winning author Arthur S. Lefkowitz traces the troops’ grueling journey, examining Arnold’s character at the time and how this campaign influenced him later in the Revolutionary War. After multiple trips to the route Arnold’s army took, Lefkowitz also includes detailed information and maps for readers to follow the expedition’s route from the coast of Main to Quebec City.

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Savas Beatie

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1611210038

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9781611210033

Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr

The Revolutionary War Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr

The Revolutionary War Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

The final meeting of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr took place in in 1804. It ended with Burr mortally wounding Hamilton in a duel. Hamilton and Burr first met in 1776, during the American Revolution. Their wartime experiences would shape their lives as Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr recounts. They were both young American officers at the time working to defend New York City against a British attack. Burr was a tough Revolutionary War combat veteran, having fought in the 1775 campaign to seize Canada from the British. In Canada, Burr battled alongside then Colonel Benedict Arnold and attacked the walled city of Quebec with General Richard Montgomery. Burr next accepted an invitation to join Washington’s headquarters staff. This book includes an account of Captain Burr’s brief tenure on the job that led to a lifelong animosity between him and Washington. In 1776, Hamilton was a captain and commander of a New York State artillery company. He leveled his cannons at the British at New York City, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton before joining Washington’s headquarters staff. Both Hamilton and Burr wintered at Valley Forge and fought in the day-long Battle of Monmouth. After recounting the Revolutionary War exploits of Hamilton and Burr, this book then describes their postwar lives and political rivalry and why Washington told then President John Adams in 1798 that Hamilton was his principal aide de camp. Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr is a fresh approach to the American Revolution from the standpoint of two of its most interesting participants.

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0811768546

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9780811768542

Build the Life You Want

The Art and Science of Getting Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks,Oprah Winfrey

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Build the Life You Want

The Art and Science of Getting Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks,Oprah Winfrey

You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances. Drawing on cutting-edge science and their years of helping people translate ideas into action, they show you how to improve your life right now instead of waiting for the outside world to change. With insight, compassion, and hope, Brooks and Winfrey reveal how the tools of emotional self-management can change your life―immediately. They recommend practical, research-based practices to build the four pillars of happiness: family, friendship, work, and faith. And along the way, they share hard-earned wisdom from their own lives and careers as well as the witness of regular people whose lives are joyful despite setbacks and hardship. Equipped with the tools of emotional self-management and ready to build your four pillars, you can take control of your present and future rather than hoping and waiting for your circumstances to improve. Build the Life You Want is your blueprint for a better life.

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Penguin

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0593545400

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American Turtle Submarine, The

The Best-Kept Secret of the American Revolution

By: Arthur Lefkowitz

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American Turtle Submarine, The

The Best-Kept Secret of the American Revolution

By: Arthur Lefkowitz

An effort of genius. -George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 1785 The world's first submarine was used during the American Revolution. While other men his age supported the country with muskets, Yale graduate David Bushnell sought the answer to one important question: how to defend America against the British Royal Navy. His answer was the American Turtle. Focusing on the vessel's most important mission, sinking Britain's flagship in New York harbor, this concise history follows the development of the invention from drawing table to open water and onwards.

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Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

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1455616311

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9781455616312

Progress in Drug Research

Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques

By: Richard M. Eglen,Mont R. Juchau,Gillian Edwards,Arthur H. Weston,Helen Wise,M. D. Murray,D. Craig Brater,Olivier Valdenaire,Philippe Vernier,Annemarie Polak

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Progress in Drug Research

Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques

By: Richard M. Eglen,Mont R. Juchau,Gillian Edwards,Arthur H. Weston,Helen Wise,M. D. Murray,D. Craig Brater,Olivier Valdenaire,Philippe Vernier,Annemarie Polak

From the contents: · C. Brater and M. D. Murray: The effects of NSAIDs on the kidney · G. Edwards and A. H. Weston: Latest developments in potassium channel modulator drugs · M.R. Juchau and Y. Huang: Chemical teratogenesis in humans: Biochemical and molecular mechanisms · S.P. Gupta: Studies on cardiovascular drugs · G. Polak: Antifungal chemotherapy: An everlasting battle · O. Valdenaire: New insights into the bioamine receptor family.

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Birkhäuser

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3034888635

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George Washington's Indispensable Men

Alexander Hamilton, Tench Tilghman, and the Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win American Independence

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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Alexander Hamilton, Tench Tilghman, and the Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win American Independence

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Benedict Arnold's Army

The 1775 American Invasion of Canada During the Revolutionary War

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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Benedict Arnold's Army

The 1775 American Invasion of Canada During the Revolutionary War

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

A brilliant American combat officer and this countrys most famous traitor, Benedict Arnold is one of the most fascinating and complicated people to emerge from American history. His contemporaries called Arnold the American Hannibal after he successfully led more than 1,000 men through the savage Maine wilderness in 1775. The objective of Arnold and his heroic corps was the fortress city of Quebec, the capital of British-held Canada. The epic campaign is the subject of Benedict Arnolds Army, a fascinating campaign to bring Canada into the war as the 14th colony. The initiative for the assault came from George Washington who learned that a fast moving detachment could surprise Quebec by following a chain of rivers and lakes through the Maine wilderness. Washington picked Col. Benedict Arnold, an obscure and controversial Connecticut officer, to command the corps who signed up for the secret mission. Arnold believed that his expedition would reach Quebec City in twenty days. The route turned out to be 270 miles of treacherous rapids, raging waterfalls, and trackless forests that took months to traverse. At times Arnolds men were up to their waists in freezing water dragging and pushing their clumsy boats through surging rapids and hauling them up and over waterfalls. In one of the greatest exploits in American military history, Arnold led his famished corps through the early winter snow, up and over the Appalachian Mountains, and on to Quebec. Benedict Arnolds Army covers a largely unknown but important period of Arnolds life. Award-winning author Arthur Lefkowitz provides important insights into Arnolds character during the earliest phase of his military career, showing his aggressive nature, need for recognition, experience as a competitive businessman, and his obsession with honor that started him down the path to treason. Lefkowitz extensively researched Arnolds expedition and made numerous trips along the same route that Arnolds army took. Benedict Arnolds Army also contains a closing chapter with detailed information and maps for readers who wish to follow the expeditions route from the coast of Maine to Quebec City. There is a growing interest in the Founding Fathers and the Revolutionary War as a source of national pride and identity and the Arnold Expedition as told through Benedict Arnolds Army is one of the greatest adventure stories in American history. Arthur S. Lefkowitz lives in central New Jersey

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1932714030

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American Turtle Submarine, The

The Best-Kept Secret of the American Revolution

By: Arthur Lefkowitz

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The Best-Kept Secret of the American Revolution

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Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes

The Lives of the Extraordinary Patriots Who Followed Arnold to Canada at the Start of the American Revolution

By: Arthur S. Lefkowitz

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The Lives of the Extraordinary Patriots Who Followed Arnold to Canada at the Start of the American Revolution

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Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr

The Revolutionary War Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

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The Revolutionary War Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

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Drinkers of Infinity

Essays 1955-1967

By: Arthur Koestler

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Drinkers of Infinity

Essays 1955-1967

By: Arthur Koestler

This selection of essays, book-reviews, broadcast talks and papers delivered to learned societies reflects the extraordinary breadth of Arthur Koestler's interests. From the trial of Galileo to the pleasures of canoeing down the Loire, from a detailed examination of the 'memory' of flatworms to an equally detailed examination of the futility of quarantining dogs, the author writes about a vast range of subjects which occupied his attention in the twelve years (1955-1967) covered by this collection. Those were the years that saw, among many other works, the publication of his great trilogy about the mind of man: THE SLEEPWALKERS, THE ACT OF CREATION, and THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE. It is not surprising therefore, that many of these essays elaborate certain aspects of arguments which occur in those books. They could, as the author says in his Preface, 'be called variations on certain themes', and the selection of books reviewed also reveals a certain thematic coherence. There is, however, a great deal of miscellaneous material, quite different in nature from Koestler's scientific preoccupations, with which he has been so closely associated in recent years. This includes the subjects of his 'crusades', such as the campaign for the abolition of hanging, the scandal of our quarantine laws, some escapist travel essays, and some controversies in which he became engaged. Like everything Koestler writes, DRINKERS OF INFINITY not only stimulates the mind, but gives the greatest pleasure to the reader while doing so.

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1939438500

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Book's by Arthur S. Lefkowitz

George Washington's Revenge

George Washington's Revenge

Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes

Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes

George Washington's Indispensable Men

George Washington's Indispensable Men

Benedict Arnold's Army

Benedict Arnold's Army

Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr

Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr

Build the Life You Want

Build the Life You Want

American Turtle Submarine, The

American Turtle Submarine, The

Progress in Drug Research

Progress in Drug Research

George Washington's Indispensable Men

George Washington's Indispensable Men

Benedict Arnold's Army

Benedict Arnold's Army

American Turtle Submarine, The

American Turtle Submarine, The

Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes

Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes

Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr

Colonel Hamilton and Colonel Burr

Drinkers of Infinity

Drinkers of Infinity

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