{"id":49709,"date":"2018-11-07T19:45:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T01:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=49709"},"modified":"2018-11-07T19:45:06","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T01:45:06","slug":"author-bob-drury-will-read-and-sign-valley-forge-at-off-square-books-wednesday-november-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/author-bob-drury-will-read-and-sign-valley-forge-at-off-square-books-wednesday-november-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Bob Drury Will Read and Sign “Valley Forge” at Off Square Books Wednesday, November 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

The #1\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>bestselling authors of\u00a0The Heart of Everything That Is<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Lucky 666<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>return with an unforgettable and perhaps the most underappreciated chapter in American history\u2014the inspiring, page-turning account of Valley Forge, the Continental Army winter camp where George Washington<\/strong> turned the tide of the American Revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

On December 19, 1777, some twelve thousand members of America\u2019s nascent Continental Army staggered into Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, a small encampment twenty-three miles northwest of British-occupied Philadelphia. The starving and half-naked force was reeling from a string of demoralizing defeats at the hands of the King George III\u2019s army, and barely equipped to survive the coming winter. Their commander in chief, the focused and forceful George Washington, was at the lowest ebb of his military career. With the Continental Congress in exile and its treasury depleted, the American Revolution appeared lost.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the days and weeks passed, however, Washington embarked on a mission to transform his troops from a bobtail army of citizen soldiers into a professional fighting force. Keeping a wary eye out for a British attack, he was aided by a trio of home-grown generals as well as a young coterie of American advisors and foreign volunteers led by Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, and the Marquis de Lafayette. Within six months Washington had achieved his miracle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Valley Forge<\/i>\u00a0is the riveting true story of an underdog United States toppling an empire. Using new and rarely seen contemporaneous documents\u2014and drawing on a cast of iconic characters and remarkable moments that capture the innovation and energy that led to the birth of our nation\u2014the\u00a0<\/i>New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling authors\u00a0<\/i>Bob Drury and Tom Clavin provide a breathtaking account of this seminal and previously undervalued moment in the battle for American independence.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/span>
\nBob Drury<\/strong> is the author\/coauthor\/editor of nine books. He has written for numerous publications, including\u00a0The New York Times,\u00a0Vanity Fair,\u00a0Men\u2019s Journal,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0GQ<\/em>. He is currently a contributing editor and foreign correspondent for\u00a0Men\u2019s Health<\/em>. He lives in Manasquan, New Jersey<\/strong>.\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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