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American Spring
Walter R. Borneman
其他書名
Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
出版
Hachette UK
, 2014-05-06
主題
History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
History / Military / United States
History / Modern / 18th Century
ISBN
0316221015
9780316221016
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=TPhsAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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.