The Forging of American Independence, 1774-1776
by
Richard R. Beeman
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
In 1774 American independence was hardly inevitable—indeed, most Americans found it neither desirable nor likely. When delegates from the thirteen colonies gathered in September 1774, they were, in the words of John Adams, “a gathering of strangers.” With their differing interests and cultural...