Washington Forces the British from Boston -- A Reluctant America Considers Independence -- Four Days in July -- Scottish Broadswords and Sir Peter Parker's Britches -- New York Prepares for War -- Washington Defends New York -- An Admiral Seeks Peace and Nearly Loses his Life -- Howe Takes New York -- The Yankees Show their Courage: Harlem Heights and Nathan Hale -- Washington's Army Escapes Again -- Howe Outmaneuvers Washington -- Retreat Through New Jersey -- The Crisis -- Washington Strikes Back at Trenton -- One More Crisis for Washington -- Close of the Campaign of 1776 -- Songs -- Bibliography.