Through So Many Dangers
| Author | : Robert Kirkwood |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : WISC:89082439209 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Through So Many Dangers written by Robert Kirkwood and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ROBERT KIRK (KIRKWOOD), an enlisted man, served with the 42nd and 77th Highland Regiments in North America. He covered 5000 miles by foot, canoe, whaleboat, and transport ship. He was wounded, captured by Shawnees, and nearly scalped, but he lived to write his memoirs, which are published here for the first time since 1775. This book constitutes a superb team effort with paintings by renowned artist, Robert Griffing; an excellent and insightful introduction by best-selling British historian, Stephen Brumwell; and annotations, biographical notes, and essays by historians, Lt. Col. Ian McCulloch and Timothy Todish.
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