The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2)
or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence
Benson John Lossing traveled thousands of miles to the battlefields, forts and houses of the American Revolution, sketching what remained and talking with people who remembered the war. The Pictorial Field-Book, published by Harper & Brothers in the early 1850s, combines his history of the conflict with his travel notes and several hundred wood engravings made chiefly from his own drawings. This second volume opens on the first day of 1776, as the new Union flag is raised over the Continental camp at Cambridge and Washington prepares to drive the British from Boston. Lossing's mix of narrative, landscape and relic still gives the war an unusual immediacy. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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What kind of book is The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2)?
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