Synopsis
New York City became the jailhouse of the American Revolution because it was the principal base of the Crown’s military operations. Beginning with the bumper crop of American captives taken during the 1776 invasion of New York, captured Americans were stuffed into a hastily assembled collection of public buildings, sugar houses, and prison ships. The prisoners were shockingly overcrowded and chronically underfedthose who escaped alive told of comrades so hungry they ate their own clothes and shoes.
Despite the extraordinary number of lives lost, Forgotten Patriots is the first-ever account of what took place in these hell-holes. The result is a unique perspective on the Revolutionary War as well as a sobering commentary on how Americans have remembered our struggle for independenceand how much we have forgotten.
About Edwin G. Burrows
See more books from this AuthorA Pulitzer Prize-winning historian revisits the story of the brutal, degrading treatment of American prisoners of war during the Revolution.
May 20 2010 | Read Full Review of Forgotten Patriots: The Untol...It was in New York, not Boston or Philadelphia, where most Americans gave their lives for the cause of independence.New York City became the jailhouse of the American Revolution because it was the principal base of the Crown’s military operations.
Dec 14 2008 | Read Full Review of Forgotten Patriots: The Untol...Burrows The treatment of prisoners of war often generates stories of unpleasantness.
May 04 2009 | Read Full Review of Forgotten Patriots: The Untol...Kids also need to see their parents read books on a regular basis and not be discouraged by parents when they choose a book the parent feels is too long (we've actually had parents tell their children they should pick a shorter book).
Nov 19 2008 | Read Full Review of Forgotten Patriots: The Untol...An aggregated and normalized score based on 19 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes