![]() ![]() ” - Terry Golway, author of Washington's General In the hands of Mark Puls, Knox and his beloved wife Lucy come to life in a way that reminds us of the debt we owe the men and women of the Founding generation. ![]() Henry Knox, a self-taught artillery commander, was one of the the Revolution's great figures, and this book explains why we should know more about him. “Great man though he was, George Washington did not win American independence by himself. “Competent biography of Washington's talented young protégé, who commanded the artillery throughout the American Revolution and served as the nation's first Secretary of War.a solid résumé of everything anyone would want to know about this undeservedly neglected not-quite founding father.” - Kirkus “ brisk, informative biography.Puls's authoritative and absorbing account of Knox's life is a fitting tribute to General Washington's 'indispensable man.'” - Publishers Weekly ![]() It was a pleasure to experience this story of his remarkable life.” - The Roanoke Times Truly this was an amazing man - a man to whom Americans owe a great debt for his willingness to forgo personal riches for the common good. “Mark Puls gives us an action-packed account of Knox's life in uniform and in government service and provides a fitting portrait of one of America's greatest leaders. ![]()
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