Cockpit of the Revolution - The War for Independence in New Jersey
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Cockpit OF THE REVOLUTION THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE IN NEW JERSEY By Leonard Lundin. Originally printed in 1940. INTRODUCTION TO the second volume of the Princeton History of New JL Jersey, Cockpit of the Revolution: The War for Independence in New Jersey, Professor Leonard Lundin, maintains the high standard set by Dr. Wheaton J. Lane in From Indian Trail to Iron Horse. The reader moves through the fascinating pages with a sense of being a participant in the events described, of witnessing the marches of the British army or of Washingtons troops, of being personally ac quainted, not only with great military and political leaders, but even with minor characters. The volume brings one step nearer completion the design of a comprehensive and volu minous history of New Jersey, financed by Lloyd W. Smith, of Madison, and edited by the Department of History of Princeton University. Professor Lundin gives a picture of conditions in the col ony prior to the outbreak of war, separates the people into the hostile camps as Tories or Whigs, rewrites with a vivid pen the story of the vitally important campaigns which culminated at Princeton and Monmouth, pictures the alternating elation or despair of the patriots as the fortunes of war varied, analyzes the first state constitution, explains the injurious effects of partisan politics in the state during the Revolution, adds new and vivid details to the old story of burnings and pillaging, of raids and reprisals. In addition he presents for the first time a connected narrative of many troop movements and engagements, relatively unimportant in themselves, but affecting vitally the more decisive cam paigns and the final outcome of the struggle. The chief po litical developments in the years from the Stamp Act to the Declaration of Independence have either been omitted or touched upon lightly, as they are tp be treated fully in the third volume of the series. The Path to Freedom, by Profes sor Donald L. Kemmerer. Professor Lundin s
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