The real history of the American Revolution : a new look at the past

The real history of the American Revolution : a new look at the past

New York : Sterling, 2007

xi, 371 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

973.3 A977 2007

(OCoLC)173092311

Includes bibliographical references (p. 358-359) and index.
Contents: I. The pursuit of happiness. The causes of a revolution -- Colonial living -- Hard acts and shocking ideas -- Invitation to a tea party -- II. Drumming up a war. The flame kindled -- Opening shots -- Green Mountain triumph and Canadian catastrophe -- Boston victory -- III. The times that tried men's souls. Washington the loser -- Washington the winner -- England's best-laid plans -- Philadelphia fiasco and Saratoga triumph -- The French connection -- Defeat and despair -- Spring and hope -- Fires in the wilderness -- Gone South -- Treason and mutiny -- IV. Most Glorious. Victory at sea -- Another shift to the South -- Yorktown: the world turned upside down -- The peace of Paris and a new order of the ages.
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