Remember Valley Forge tells the ultimate survival story. Travel the
trail of defeat that leads Washington's ragtag army to seek winter
refuge at Valley Forge. Read from a teenage soldier's diary and a
doctor's gruesome accounts of disease, hunger, and cold. Learn of plots
against Washington and spies who aid the enemy. Discover why farmers
sell the British food as the Continental Army starves and a powerless
Congress looks on. Learn the true story behind the amazing achievements
of the "winter soldiers." A time line, archival images, maps, Web sites,
source list, and index make this an excellent research tool for
students.
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