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The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware

byPatrick K. O'Donnell

Patrick K. O'Donnell uses The Indispensables to investigate the Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware through a carefully framed historical account. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of history. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The Indispensables leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press

Publication date

May 18, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

432

ISBN

9780802156891