01875cam a2200397 4500 130177500 TxAuBib 20101129120000.0 100903s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010035878 9780312591076 0312591071 (OCoLC)606785281 DLC DLC IG# BTCTA YDXCP T7B UPZ JAO GPI ABG TxAuBib Gingrich, Newt. Valley Forge [FIC] : George Washington and the crucible of victory / Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen and Albert S. Hanser. Valley Forge. Valley Forge : a novel. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. xvii, 438 p. : map ; 24 cm. IMO: Gwen Murray Walsh "Thomas Dunne books". In the winter of 1777, Washington and his demoralized army retreat from Philadelphia, arriving at Valley Forge where they discover that their repeated requests for a stockpile of food, winter clothing, and building tools have been ignored by Congress. In spite of the suffering and deceit, Washington endures all, joined at last by a volunteer from Germany who begins the hard task of recasting the army as a professional fighting force capable of facing the British head-on and changing the course of history. Lana Wiedenhoff. 20101129. Washington, George 1732-1799 Fiction. Paine, Thomas 1737-1809 Fiction. IMO: Gwen Murray Walsh. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Fiction. Historical fiction. Forstchen, William R. Hanser, Albert S. IMO: Gwen Murray Walsh. TXGPL