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\nIn the fall o f 1779\, George Washington took his 10\,000 men into winter camp at Morris town\, New Jersey after six long years of fighting. It would be a brutal w inter of suffering\, depression\, starvation\, betrayal\, mutiny\, treason and an attempt to kidnap George Washington by the British. By the spring only 8\,000 men would be left in Morristown with less than two thirds fit for service. Books have cemented Valley Forge as one with Omaha Beach\, th e Death March of Bataan\, and Washington crossing the Delaware. But the wi nter of Valley Forge was mild in comparison to other winters. Temperatures did not plummet to unheard levels and snowfall was normal. And the men we re not starving on the scale that would later follow at Morristown. The wi nter of 1779 to 1780 was the worst in a century and would mark Washington& rsquo\;s darkest hour where he contemplated the army coming apart from lac k of food and\, money\, six years of war\, desertions\, mutiny\, the threa t of a devastating attack by the British\, and incredibly\, a plot to kidn ap him. And yet Morristown would mark a turning point. After a long winter of suffering\, he was joined by Lafayette in May who promised Washington a second fleet of French support\, leading to the final defeat of the Brit ish in 1783.
\nAbout the author:
William Elliott Hazelgrove is
the National Bestselling author of ten novels and twelve narrative nonfict
ion titles. His books have received starred reviews in Publisher Weekly Ki
rkus\, Booklist\, Book of the Month Selections\, ALA Editor's Choice Award
s\, Junior Library Guild Selections\, Literary Guild Selections\, History
Book Club Selections and optioned for the movies. He was the Ernest Heming
way Writer in Residence where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway&rs
quo\;s birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for "USA Today"\, "
The Smithsonian Magazine"\, and other publications and has been featured o
n NPR "All Things Considered". "The New York Times"\, "LA Times"\, "Chicag
o Tribune"\, "CSPAN"\, "USA Today" have all covered his books with feature
s. His books "Tobacco Sticks"\, "The Pitcher"\, "Real Santa"\, and "Madam
President" have been optioned for screen and television rights. His book "
Madam President The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson" is currently in dev
elopment with Starthrower Entertainment. The option on "The Pitcher" was f
ully executed when the script was approved. "Henry Knox's Noble Train" was
awarded the Distinguished Book Award by The Colonial Society of America.
His latest publications include "Morristown The Kidnapping of George Washi
ngton"\, "The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick" and "One Hundred and Sixty
Minutes\, the Race to Save the Titanic.
He has two forthcoming bo oks\, "The Last Charge of the Rough Rider the Last Days of Teddy Roosevelt " and "Hemingways Attic\, Hell and Glory in Cuba".
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