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The American Heritage Book of the Revolution

by Bruce Lancaster & J. H. Plumb

The Work

First published
1958
Original publisher
American Heritage Publishing Co.

Drew's Copy

Edition
Laurel-Leaf Library paperback edition
Printing
Eighth Dell printing, January 1972
Publisher
Dell Publishing Co.
Published in
New York
Copy published
1972
Binding
Mass-market paperback
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Inherited family copy with cover rubbing, edge wear, creasing, and age-toned pages
American RevolutionMilitary HistoryUnited States IndependenceEighteenth CenturyAmerican History

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
Inherited family book
Context
One of Drew's grandad's history books
Previous owner
Drew's grandad
Provenance
This copy previously belonged to Drew’s grandad.

How This Copy Came to the Library

One of Grandad’s history books.

About This Copy

This is the eighth Dell printing of the Laurel-Leaf Library paperback edition, issued in January 1972. The work was copyrighted by American Heritage Publishing in 1958 and adapted from the folio history produced by the editors of American Heritage.

Memories & Connections

One of Grandad’s history books.
Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of The American Heritage Book of the Revolution
The illustrated front cover of Drew's inherited Laurel-Leaf Library copy of The American Heritage Book of the Revolution.
Back cover of Drew's copy of The American Heritage Book of the Revolution
The back cover presents the book as a narrative history of the American struggle for independence from Lexington to Yorktown.
Title page of Drew's copy of The American Heritage Book of the Revolution
The Laurel-Leaf Library title page for The American Heritage Book of the Revolution.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of The American Heritage Book of the Revolution
The copyright page identifies this copy as the eighth Dell printing, issued in January 1972.