... in a readable and interesting fashion, Mellville was trying to send a message to the American people and to the world about the American spirit and all of it's triumphs and tragedies. Mellville chose to write a story that could be used as a somewhat accurate conveyance of the times. The setting of ... to accomplish a number of different goals. One of the most true to life portrayals in Mellville's novel is the description of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill was a true battle and it is beileved that Israel Potter did truly participate in it. Also included in Israel Potter are Benjam...

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... dent on the entire country. Also even though the British outnumbered the Americans a vast amount of babies where being born. Benjamin Franklin figured that when 150 patriots where killed at Bunker Hill some 60,000 babies where born. The population in the colonies is getting larger every day of the revolution. Possibly one of Americans greatest advantages came from the French ... . Rochambeau's French army and Washington's troops overwhelmed the British by land and De Grasse blocked the British by sea. At this time Cornwallis surrendered his entire force. The French provided all the sea p...

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