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Washingtons crossing by david hackett fischer memorialized in emanuel leutzes iconicbut historically inaccuratepainting, the december 1776 assault on hessian troops stationed in trenton, new jersey was a crucial victory for george washington and the continental army following a string. Dec 07, 2017 you might be familiar with rob chernows musicalinspiring biography on alexander hamilton, but hes also won a pulitzer and american history book prize for his biography of george washington. High school courses for students, teachers, homeschoolers, and history lovers. All content on this page is intended for educational purposes only. Constitution, age of reform, antebellum slavery, revivalism, the american civil war, reconstruction, immigration, the wild west, the world wars. American history this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book.