The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six
Subtitle: The Story of the American Revolution As Told by Participants
Contributors: Henry Steele Commager (Editor); Richard B. Morris (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: April 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 1348
ISBN-13: 9780306806209
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Colonization & independence; War & defence operations; History - Military / War; History: American; USA; Military - General; United States - Revolutionary War; History; Personal narratives; Revolution, 1775-1783; Sources; United States
First sentence: WE MUST begin somewhere and, notwithstanding John Adams' insistence that the Revolution was in the hearts and minds of men and began with the first plantation in America, we must begin with some decisive act.