description: America's most acclaimed historian presents the intricate story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. 1776 tells two gripping how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. This book destroys many popular myths about the wars of independence and reveals in fact how many Americans wished to remain British, and how many British had profound doubts about a military solution to the revolt. It shows that many of those fighting knew those on the other side well, and as the great decisions and battles of 1776 unfolded and attitudes hardened, the truly fratricidal nature of the conflict became clear. A must read. This exhilarating book is one of the great pieces of historical narrative.
language: English
title: 1776 : America and Britain at War
titlecomplete: 1776 : America and Britain at War
characters: George III of Britain and Ireland, John Adams, Rufus Putnam, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
genres: Historical, War, Politics, American Revolution, Nonfiction, Audiobook, American History, American Revolutionary War, History, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 224629
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The Quill Award
category: History/Current Events/Politics, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: American Compass Best Book
publisher: Allen Lane (London)