American Spring
Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: viii, 469 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
A vibrant look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals .
When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly 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 R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation.
When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly 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 R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation.
Subjects:
Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775.
Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775.
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775.
Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775.
Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775.
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775.
Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
ISBN:
9780316221023
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War American Rev Bor | Main (Downtown) | Display - First Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-455) and index.