From the Book - First edition.
Prologue, England, June 1773-March 1775
God himself our captain, Boston, March 6-April 17, 1775
Men came down from the clouds, Lexington and Concord, April 18-19, 1775
I wish this cursed place was burned, Boston and Charlestown, May-June 1775
What shall we say of human nature? Cambridge Camp, July-October 1775
I shall try to retard the evil hour, into Canada, October-November 1775
America is an ugly job, London, October-November 1775
The paths of glory, Quebec, December 3, 1775-January 1, 1776
The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Boston, January-February 1776
The whipping snake, Cork, Ireland, and Moore's Creek, North Carolina, January-March 1776
City of our solemnities, Boston, March 1776
A strange reverse of fortune, Quebec, April-June 1776
Surrounded by enemies, open and concealed, New York, June 1776
A dog in a dancing school, Charleston, South Carolina, June 1776
A fight among wolves, New York, July-August 1776
A sentimental manner of making war, New York, September 1776
Master of the lakes, Lake Champlain, October 1776
The retrograde motion of things, New York, October-November 1776
A Quaker in Paris, France, November-December 1776
Fire-and-sword men, New Jersey, December 1776
The smiles of Providence, Trenton, December 24-26, 1776
The day is our own, Trenton and Princeton, January 1777
Epilogue, England and America, 1777.