{"product_id":"9780814739648","title":"General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrave, humane, and generous . . . still he was only a brave, humane, and generous rebel; curse on his virtues, they've undone this country.\u003cbr\u003e--Member of British Parliament Lord North, upon hearing of General Richard Montgomery's death in battle against the British\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt 3 a.m. on December 31, 1775, a band of desperate men stumbled through a raging Canadian blizzard toward Quebec.  The doggedness of this ragtag militia--consisting largely of men whose short-term enlistments were to expire within the next 24 hours--was due to the exhortations of their leader.  Arriving at Quebec before dawn, the troop stormed two unmanned barriers, only to be met by a British ambush at the third.  Amid a withering hale of cannon grapeshot, the patriot leader, at the forefront of the assault, crumpled to the ground.  General Richard Montgomery was dead at the age of 37.\u003cbr\u003e Montgomery--who captured St. John and Montreal in the same fortnight in 1775; who, upon his death, was eulogized in British Parliament by Burke, Chatham, and Barr; and after whom 16 American counties have been named--has, to date, been a neglected hero.  Written in engaging, accessible prose, General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution chronicles Montgomery's life and military career, definitively correcting this historical oversight once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129725108464,"sku":"9780814739648","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814739648_p0.jpg?v=1763746178","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814739648","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}