Bibliograph

Revolutionary summer, the birth of American independence, Joseph J. Ellis ; maps by Jeffrey L. Ward

Type

Label

Revolutionary summer, the birth of American independence, Joseph J. Ellis ; maps by Jeffrey L. Ward

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Revolutionary summer

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

798133561

Responsibility statement

Joseph J. Ellis ; maps by Jeffrey L. Ward

Sub title

the birth of American independence

Summary

A Pulitzer-winning historian brings an old story to new life. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country's founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history congealed around them. Ellis focuses on the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain's Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe, and weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story

Target audience

general

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