When Washington Crossed the Delaware

In the face of sickness, hunger, and winter cold, George Washington led his ragged army of patriots across the Delaware River. They had one last chance to surprise the British - but could they succeed? Lynne Cheney, the author of the acclaimed national bestsellers America: A Patriotic Primer and A is for Abigail, brings her acute sense of our shared history to this classic story of great bravery against enormous odds.