The Pictorial Field-Book Of theThe Revolution; Vol. 1 & 2 Illustrations, By Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the War for American Independence. Published 1850 By Benson J. Lossing 782 + 775 pages, indexed, searchable, profusely illustrated ******************************************************************* EBook CD Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View ********************************************************************* $13.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Revolutionary-War-Pictorial-Field-Book-Virginia-History-/200337681172?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ea50e6b14 “Anything written by historian extraordinaire Benson Lossing (1813-1891) is invaluable because: 1) He is a meticulous historian of the type we rarely see anymore. 2) He is close enough to the events he writes about that he is a primary source himself. 3) His amazing drawings of the locations and acouterments of the history he is writing about. If you want to learn about the American Revolutionary War then any book will suffice. If you want to KNOW about same, one goes to Lossing.” In 1848 Benson J. Lossing set out on an 8,000 mile journey that took him to all of the thirteen original colonies and Canada. His mission was to see and record the stories of the American Revolution before they were lost to time and the rapid growth of the still young United States. Two years later, he published his Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution. The two volume set contained over a 1,500 pages with illustrations from the author. It chronicles virtually every fight and skirmish of the war, the stories often gleaned from eyewitnesses or their children. If an American and a Briton stood on opposite banks of a stream and threw rocks at each other, chances are it's recounted in Lossing's fine work. Additionally, Lossing's book serves as a time capsule travelogue of what America was like in the years just prior to the Civil War. In this edition, editor Jack E. Fryar, Jr. has reproduced the chapters of Lossing's work that pertain specifically to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Lavishly illustrated by Lossing's wonderful drawings and with meticulous end notes that read like a book in themselves, this seminal work is a super addition to any history collection of the Revolutionary War Other Lossing classics also offered in my EBay store: The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 The Pictorial Field-Book of the Civil War (All three Field-Books also available for purchase on a single CD, for greatest savings.)