Renegade Revolutionary
Author | : Phillip Papas |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2014-04-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814767658 |
ISBN-13 | : 0814767656 |
Rating | : 4/5 (656 Downloads) |
Download or read book Renegade Revolutionary written by Phillip Papas and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Lee, a former British army officer turned revolutionary, was one of the earliest advocates for American independence. Papas shows that few American revolutionaries shared Lee's radical political outlook, and his confidence that the American Revolution could be won primarily by the militia (or irregulars) rather than a centralized regular army.