description: Part One Of Two Parts Over 20 years in the making, THE OXFORD HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES represents the best historical writing of our generation. The series consists of nine volumes. Each recounts the story of a particular period or era. The first, THE GLORIOUS CAUSE, recalls the struggle for independence. It's not hard to imagine, a king who felt he could dictate to us, his local bureaucracy putting on the squeeze. It united us, and when you remember our regional differences, it was a miracle. An equal miracle is the way the author captures the times with their conflict, glory, opportunity and choices. "Robert Middlekauff's energy and clarity makes us read as if we did not know how this struggle will come out." (The New Yorker)
title: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
titlecomplete: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
characters: George Washington
genres: American Revolution, History, American Revolutionary War, American History, War, Military History, American, Nonfiction, Military Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 8369
series: The Oxford History of the United States
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: History, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold), awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award
publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.