Major General Israel Putnam

Major General Israel Putnam
Author: Robert Ernest Hubbard
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2017-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476627835

A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 he barely escaped from being burned alive by Mohawk warriors. He later commanded a force of 500 men who were shipwrecked off the coast of Cuba. It was he who reportedly gave the command "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Detailing Putnam's close relationships with Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and John and Abigail Adams, this first full-length biography of Putnam in more than a century re-examines the life of a revolutionary whose seniority in the Continental Army was second only to that of George Washington.

General Rufus Putnam

General Rufus Putnam
Author: Robert Ernest Hubbard
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2020-08-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476678626

During the Revolutionary War, Rufus Putnam served as the Continental Army's chief military engineer. As designer and supervisor of the construction of major fortifications, his contribution helped American forces drive the British Army from Boston and protect the Hudson River. Several years after the War, Putnam personally founded the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory at Marietta, Ohio. Putnam's influence and vote prevented the introduction of slavery in Ohio, leading the way for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin to enter the U.S. as free states. This first full-length biography in more than 130 years covers his wartime service and long public career.

Putnam's Revolutionary War Winter Encampment

Putnam's Revolutionary War Winter Encampment
Author: Daniel Cruson
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781609492311

Putnam State Park, Connecticut's first state park, was the site of Revolutionary War general Israel Putnam's last command. In the winter of 1778-79, three thousand troops of the Continental army built and lived in "the city," a winter encampment in the valleys of northern Redding. Historian Daniel Cruson describes in fascinating archaeological detail the construction of the camp and the soldiers' daily struggle to survive. Mutiny, execution, skirmishes and the heroism of Putnam himself are revealed in this compelling history. The story of Putnam State Park doesn't end when Continental troops marched out to engage the British; Cruson takes readers from the creation of the park itself to the present day.

LIFE OF ISRAEL PUTNAM MAJOR-GE

LIFE OF ISRAEL PUTNAM MAJOR-GE
Author: William 1801-1867 Cutter
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2016-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781372953248

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Our Kids

Our Kids
Author: Robert D. Putnam
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2016-03-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1476769907

"The bestselling author of Bowling Alone offers [an] ... examination of the American Dream in crisis--how and why opportunities for upward mobility are diminishing, jeopardizing the prospects of an ever larger segment of Americans"--