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ISBN: 978-1-4222-3353-5 (hc) ISBN: 978-1-4222-8593-0 (ebook)

Major US Historical Wars series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3352-8

Picture Credits: Architect of the Capitol: 19, 29, 38, 55; collection of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum: 26; the Nathanael Greene Homestead: 51; Google Art Project: 28; Indepen- dence National Historical Park: 40, 41; Library of Congress: 1, 10, 11, 17, 33, 35, 36, 46, 47; from The Story of the Revolution by Henry Cabot Lodge: 49; National Archives: 13, 43, 56; National Guard Heritage Series: 7, 21, 25, 31; Daniel M. Silva / Shutterstock: 44; from the collection of the State of South Carolina: 52; US Senate Collection: 23, 42.

About the Author: John Ziff is a writer and editor who lives near Philadelphia.

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