John Stark: Maverick General

SKU: 9780978912307

New Hampshire's John Stark was a brilliant battlefield tactician whose decisive action at key points in the American Revolution helped determine its outcome. In this biography, author Ben Rose focuses on a handful of key people in Stark's life in an effort to gain insight into his motivation and character. These include his wife, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark, who hailed from a prominent Puritan family; his oldest son, Caleb, who enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 15; Robert Rogers, founder of the colonial ranger force that bears his name; Seth Warner, the Green Mountain Ranger who fought for Vermont's independence; fellow New Hampshire Revolutionary War General John Sullivan, who fought alongside Stark at the Battle of Trenton; and Horatio Gates, who rivaled George Washington for leadership of the Continental Army.

Author: Ben Z. Rose
(Hardcover)