Washington’s Crossing.
FISCHER, David Hackett.
Washington’s Crossing.
First Edition of Washington’s Crossing; Inscribed by David Hackett Fischer
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
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First edition of the historian’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles in gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Marty, with best wishes David Hackett Fischer.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Underlining and annotations throughout.
"Fisher's thoughtful account describes how Washington, in a frantic, desparate month, turned his collection of troops into a professional force, not by emulating Europeans but by coming up with a model that was distinctly American" (The New Yorker).
