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Main Author: Krewson, Margrit B.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1987
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED298018
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  • Von Steuben and the German Contribution to the American Revolution: A Selective Bibliography. Krewson, Margrit B. Colonial History (United States) Library Catalogs Library Collections Resource Materials Revolutionary War (United States) This Library of Congress selected bibliography highlights the efforts of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, other German and German-American military leaders, and the Hessian auxiliary military forces in assisting the American colonies during the Revolutionary War. The booklet is divided into five parts. Part 1 provides historical information about the contributions of Baron von Steuben, Peter Muhlenberg, Johann DeKalb, Nicholas Herkimer, and the Hessian military forces, while parts 2-5 contain 143 bibliographic citations of materials that are included in the Library of Congress collections. These citations represent scholarly works, biographies, and fiction concerning these historical figures and the German-American contributions to the Revolutionary War cause. An author index, Library of Congress call numbers, and pictures of portraits are included. (JHP)