American Spring: Lexington, Concord, And The Road To Revolution
by Walter R. Borneman /
2014 / English / PDF
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[Read by Tom Taylorson]
[Read by Tom Taylorson]
A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from
the author of the bestseller ''
A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from
the author of the bestseller ''The Admirals
The Admirals.'' When we look
back on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel
almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks of
the war were much more tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of
colonial militias had to coalesce to have even the slimmest chance
of toppling the mighty British Army.
.'' When we look
back on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel
almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks of
the war were much more tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of
colonial militias had to coalesce to have even the slimmest chance
of toppling the mighty British Army.American Spring
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 Borneman tells the story of how a decade of discontent
erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation.
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 Borneman tells the story of how a decade of discontent
erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation.
