A biography of a legendary American soldier, this book offers a compelling portrait of Israel Putnam, who played a key role in the Revolutionary War. Written by

Excerpt from An Essay on the Life of the Honourable Major General Israel Putnam Israel Putnam, who, through a regular gradation of promotion, became the senior

A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 he b