Pre-Owned George Clinton: Master Builder of the Empire State (Hardcover) 0815681534 9780815681533

George Clinton, born in July 1739 on his family's farm in Ulster
County, New York, had a life spanning the final days of the British
colonial era through the early years of the new republic. He served as
witness to and leading actor in the events leading to the Declaration of
Independence and the Revolutionary War. In George Clinton: Master
Builder of the Empire State, John K. Lee brings new attention to New
York State's first governor. He focuses on Clinton's extraordinary military
exploits, detailing the victorious Sullivan-Clinton campaign against
the Six Nations, which paved the way for the surrender of Cornwallis
and ensured eventual American possession of western New York
lands. This engaging biography, enriched with an array of illustrations,
shines a bright light on an early American politician whose remarkable
vision and leadership powerfully shaped the Empire State.