Seventeen Seventy-six
Seventeen Seventy-six by David McCullough, published by Simon and Schuster on May 24, 2005, is a first edition that spans 386 pages. This book presents the dramatic narrative of the pivotal year of 1776, detailing the events that led to the American Revolutionary War. McCullough interweaves the actions and decisions made on both sides of the Atlantic, focusing on the challenges faced by George Washington and the American forces as they fought for independence.
Readers will find a richly detailed account of the individuals who marched alongside Washington, depicting a diverse group of soldiers, including farmers and schoolteachers, who rose to the occasion during a critical moment in history. The book also explores the perspective of the British forces, led by General William Howe, highlighting the complexities of the conflict. Based on extensive research from both American and British archives, this work delves into the human stories behind the military actions, providing insight into the struggles and aspirations of those involved in the Revolutionary Period.
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America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George Washington.
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence—when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the King’s men, the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known.
Written as a companion work to his celebrated biography of John Adams, David McCullough’s 1776 is another landmark in the literature of American history.
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