Revolution Song: The Story of America's Founding in Six Remarkable Lives

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Revolutionary, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Author: Russell Shorto ISBN: 9780393245554
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: November 7, 2017
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Russell Shorto
ISBN: 9780393245554
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: November 7, 2017
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” —Chicago Tribune

At a time when America’s founding principles are being debated as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to the era in which those principles were forged. In Revolution Song, Shorto weaves the lives of six people into a seamless narrative that casts fresh light on the range of experience in colonial America on the cusp of revolution. The result is a brilliant defense of American values with a compelling message: the American Revolution is still being fought today, and its ideals are worth defending.

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“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” —Chicago Tribune

At a time when America’s founding principles are being debated as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to the era in which those principles were forged. In Revolution Song, Shorto weaves the lives of six people into a seamless narrative that casts fresh light on the range of experience in colonial America on the cusp of revolution. The result is a brilliant defense of American values with a compelling message: the American Revolution is still being fought today, and its ideals are worth defending.

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