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From THE BESTSELLING author Bernard Cornwell comes Redcoat . . .
Philadelphia in 1777 is a city at war - not just between American troops and the British army, but within itself. For an occupied city throws together loyalist and patriot, soldier and civilian, man and woman; divides families and…
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1 author picked Redcoat as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The story is like the book, Valley Forge, but in the British point of view of a soldier under General Sir William Howe. The British took over Philadelphia, spending a lavish winter there, whilst the American army freezes in Valley Forge. There are rebels and loyalists everywhere, but who is who? Well placed on the list because of attention to detail.
From Sherrie's list on fiction connected to the American Revolution.
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