Swedish Contributions to American Freedom, 1776-1783. Including a Sket
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JOHNSON, Amandus. Swedish Contributions to American Freedom, 1776-1783. Including a Sketch of the Background of the Revolution Together With an Account of the Engagements in Which Swedish Officers Participated and Biographical Sketches of These Men. Phila.: Swedish Colonial Foundation, 1953. 1st ed. 4to. Two vols. Illus. xiii, 692, (2); xvi, 463, (2)pp. Orig. cloth. A fine set. Constitutes Part VII of the 10-part series, The Swedes in America, 1638-1938. A comprehensive and invaluable work by the pre-eminent authority on Swedish-American history. Johnson made exhaustive use of the relevant Swedish archives. The first volume contains a detailed discussion of Swedish participation in events leading up to the Revolution and in the diplomatic and military occurrences of the Revolution itself. It concludes with chapters on American trade and treaties with Sweden. The second volume contains "Biographical Sketches of Swedes in American and Allied Service During the Revolution, with Appendices of Original Letters and Translated Documents."
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