{"product_id":"valcour-the-1776-campaign-that-saved-the-cause-of-liberty","title":"Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial Revolutionary War campaigns that took place on Lake Champlain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the summer of 1776, a British incursion from Canada loomed. In response, citizen soldiers of the newly independent nation mounted a heroic defense. Patriots constructed a small fleet of gunboats on Lake Champlain in northern New York and confronted the Royal Navy in a desperate three-day battle near Valcour Island. Their effort surprised the arrogant British and forced the enemy to call off their invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack Kelly's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eValcour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a story of people. The northern campaign of 1776 was led by the underrated general Philip Schuyler (Hamilton's father-in-law), the ambitious former British officer Horatio Gates, and the notorious Benedict Arnold. An experienced sea captain, Arnold devised a brilliant strategy that confounded his slow-witted opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerica’s independence hung in the balance during 1776. Patriots endured one defeat after another. But two events turned the tide: Washington’s bold attack on Trenton and the equally audacious fight at Valcour Island. Together, they stunned the enemy and helped preserve the cause of liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vividly written... In novelistic prose, Kelly conveys the starkness of close-quarter naval warfare.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Few know of the valor and courage of Benedict Arnold... With such a dramatic main character, the story of the Battle of Valcour is finally seen as one of the most exciting and important of the American Revolution.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTom Clavin author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDodge City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McMillan Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54513374626105,"sku":"vio1789960210932","price":11.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/7184\/2873\/files\/valcour-the-1776-campaign-that-saved-the-cause-of-liberty_1.jpg?v=1789960215","url":"https:\/\/petfirstaidkit.shop\/products\/valcour-the-1776-campaign-that-saved-the-cause-of-liberty","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}