The Resource In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown, Nathaniel Philbrick
In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown, Nathaniel Philbrick
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The item In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown, Nathaniel Philbrick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
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- Summary
- In a narrative that moves from the ship crowded waters off Newport, Rhode Island, to a wooded hillside near North Carolina's Guilford Courthouse, to the Dutch storehouses on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, Philbrick narrates the pivotal naval battle that brought the end of America's long, elusive path to independence. It was an improbable triumph made possible by Washington's brilliant strategy, leadership, and revolutionary use of sea power
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 8 audio discs (approximately 10 hr.)
- Note
-
- Title from web page
- Compact discs
- Isbn
- 9780525641667
- Label
- In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown
- Title
- In the hurricane's eye
- Title remainder
- the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown
- Statement of responsibility
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- Subject
-
- Audiobooks
- Audiobooks
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- Command of troops
- HISTORY / Military / Naval
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period
- History
- Military participation -- French
- Siege of Yorktown (Virginia : 1781)
- Southern States
- 1775-1783
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
- Virginia -- Yorktown
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Military leadership
- Yorktown (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1781
- Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In a narrative that moves from the ship crowded waters off Newport, Rhode Island, to a wooded hillside near North Carolina's Guilford Courthouse, to the Dutch storehouses on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, Philbrick narrates the pivotal naval battle that brought the end of America's long, elusive path to independence. It was an improbable triumph made possible by Washington's brilliant strategy, leadership, and revolutionary use of sea power
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Dewey number
- 973.3/37
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- other
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Scott Brick
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Brick, Scott
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Washington, George
- Washington, George
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Siege of Yorktown (Virginia : 1781)
- Yorktown (Va.)
- United States
- Southern States
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- HISTORY / Military / Naval
- Command of troops
- Military participation
- Southern States
- United States
- Virginia
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Note
-
- Title from web page
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1052785432
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 8 audio discs (approximately 10 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780525641667
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other control number
- 9780525641667
- Other physical details
- CD audio, digital
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 60cm3a
- 40cm3a
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1052785432
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Note
-
- Title from web page
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1052785432
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 8 audio discs (approximately 10 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780525641667
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other control number
- 9780525641667
- Other physical details
- CD audio, digital
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 60cm3a
- 40cm3a
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1052785432
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Audiobooks
- Audiobooks
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- Command of troops
- HISTORY / Military / Naval
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period
- History
- Military participation -- French
- Siege of Yorktown (Virginia : 1781)
- Southern States
- 1775-1783
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
- Virginia -- Yorktown
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Military leadership
- Yorktown (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1781
- Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
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