Sealed with blood : war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America / Sarah J. Purcell.

Sealed with blood : war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America / Sarah J. Purcell.

The first martyr to the cause of American liberty was Major General Joseph Warren, a well-known political orator, physician, and president of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. Shot in the face at close range at Bunker Hill, Warren was at once transformed into a national hero, with his story...

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Main Author: Purcell, Sarah J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Series:Early American studies.
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Memory > Social aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
Memory > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
National characteristics, American.
Nationalism > United States > History > 18th century.
Nationalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 18th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Monuments.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Influence.
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