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Best Reference, 2001 – Library Journal A comprehensive multimedia history of the American Revolution, featuring original text, animated campaign and battle maps, period music and more. In a central narrative of some 140,000 words, historian William Hillenbrand provides informed analysis of socio-political affairs as well as compelling accounts of the major military campaigns. Folk musicologist Dennis Kennedy highlights the popular music of the period in an accompanying songbook, complete with thirteen recordings of period songs, arranged and performed by the author. Other features include pop-up biographical sketches with links to further online resources, text highlighting and reenactment video.
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Kindle edition ($4.99) Praise for Born in Battle: "A highly effective antidote to oversimplified ideas about the Revolution–and an uncommonly interesting, involving, fun antidote, at that.... Easy and fun to navigate, articulately and engagingly expressed, attractively designed, this product will be a welcome addition to any history buff's or public or school library collection." –Harvard University Libraries review of CD-ROM edition
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