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Igniting the American Revolution, 1773-1775, Derek W. Beck

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Igniting the American Revolution, 1773-1775, Derek W. Beck
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-463) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Igniting the American Revolution
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
922702541
Responsibility statement
Derek W. Beck
Sub title
1773-1775
Summary
For those who like their history rich in vivid details, Derek Beck has served up a delicious brew in this book....This may soon become everyone's favorite. {u2014}Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty! The American Revolution A sweeping, provocative new look at the pivotal years leading up to the American Revolution The Revolutionary War did not begin with the Declaration of Independence, but several years earlier in 1773. In this gripping history, Derek W. Beck reveals the full story of the war before American independence-from both sides. Spanning the years 1773-1775 and drawing on new material from meticulous research and previously unpublished documents, letters, and diaries, Igniting the American Revolution sweeps readers from the rumblings that led to the Boston Tea Party to the halls of Parliament-where Ben Franklin was almost run out of England for pleading on behalf of the colonies-to that fateful Expedition to Concord which resulted in the shot heard round the world. With exquisite detail and keen insight, Beck brings revolutionary America to life in all its enthusiastic and fiery patriotic fervor, painting a nuanced portrait of the perspectives, ambitions, people, and events on both the British and the American sides that eventually would lead to the convention in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. Captivating, provocative and inspiring, Igniting the American Revolution is the definitive history of these landmark years in our nation's history, whose events irrevocably altered the future not only of the United States and England, but the whole world. " Integrating compelling personalities with grand strategies, political maneuverings on both sides of the Atlantic, and vividly related incidents, Igniting the American Revolution pulls the reader into a world rending the British Empire asunder." -- Samuel A. Forman, author of the biography Dr. Joseph Warren
Table Of Contents
Part I. Ratcheting tensions (1773-1774) -- Dawn of an epoch -- Coercive measures -- An army from across the sea -- An unstable peace -- Part II. Taking up arms (January to mid-May 1775) -- A disquieting thaw -- Many preparations -- The die is cast -- The rending of an empire -- A countryside unleashed -- An emboldened people -- The spreading flames of rebellion
Target audience
adult
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