American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution - Brossura

Borneman, Walter R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 031622099X ISBN 13: 9780316220996

Casa editrice: Back Bay Books, 2015

Riassunto

When we look back on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks of the war were much more tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army.

AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775.

Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter Borneman tells the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Walter Borneman is the author of eight works of nonfiction, including The Admirals, 1812, The French and Indian War, and Polk. He holds both a master's degree in history and a law degree. He lives in Colorado.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Back Bay Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 031622099X
• ISBN 13: 9780316220996
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 495
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile