Captain James Moore of the Princeton, New Jersey, militia was a hero of the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton.
A four-decade genealogy search for the unknown original owner of a rare Revolutionary War silver-hilted sword discovers that the sword was his.
This unique patriot sword, displaying anti-British iconography, reveals the lives and politics of the leaders and everyday people of Princeton in the Revolutionary War.
The search for the story of the sword reveals its eighteenth-century context-its social meanings, its craftsmanship by a young New Jersey silversmith, the symbolism of its designs, and its celebration in ceremonies, art, song, and popular literature.
This history is not only about a military artifact but about the dramatic Revolutionary War events in New Jersey that the sword witnessed.
If you love American history, rare decorative antique objects, and a mystery, you won't put this book down until the last page is read.
This story opens up a lost world of the struggle for American independence in the decisive time of the Revolutionary War.
John L. Brasher Bright liberty's forgotten sword and the battle of princeton, hardcover/john lawrence brasher
