The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of
Everything That Is return with "a thorough, nuanced, and enthralling
account" (The Wall Street Journal) about one of the most
inspiring--and underappreciated--chapters in American history: the
Continental Army's six-month transformation in Valley Forge.
In December 1777, some 12,000 members of America's Continental Army
stagger into a small Pennsylvania encampment near British-occupied
Philadelphia. Their commander in chief, George Washington, is at the
lowest ebb of his military career. Yet, somehow, Washington, with a
dedicated coterie of advisers, sets out to breathe new life into his
military force. Against all odds, they manage to turn a bobtail army of
citizen soldiers into a professional fighting force that will change the
world forever.
Valley Forge is the story of how that metamorphosis occurred.
Bestselling authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin show us how this miracle
was accomplished despite thousands of American soldiers succumbing to
disease, starvation, and the elements. At the center of it all is George
Washington as he fends off pernicious political conspiracies. The Valley
Forge winter is his--and the revolution's--last chance at redemption.
And after six months in the camp, Washington fulfills his destiny,
leading the Continental Army to a stunning victory in the Battle of
Monmouth Court House.
Valley Forge is the riveting true story of a nascent United States
toppling an empire. Using new and rarely seen contemporaneous
documents--and drawing on a cast of iconic characters and remarkable
moments that capture the innovation and energy that led to the birth of
our nation--Drury and Clavin provide a "gripping, panoramic account"
(Publishers Weekly, starred review) of the definitive account of this
seminal and previously undervalued moment in the battle for American
independence.
