The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown

352 pp. Without New Jersey's Watchung Mountains and the towns around Morristown, would the American Revolution have succeeded' Would George Washington's army have survived' New Jersey's esteemed historian John T. Cunningham explores the harsh circumstances and geography of this region during the War of Independence. It is an account of American history that has been overlooked and overshadowed until now. But this ''geological fortress'' -- Washington and the Continental Army's winter quarters for four years -- may well be the place where America survived.