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1776 Hardcover - 2005
by McCullough, David Willis
In this powerful and intensely human account, David McCullough narrates the gripping story of General George Washington's troops in the year of the Declaration of Independence. With extraordinary narrative vitality, McCullough brings to life a cast of diverse characters, including American patriots, British redcoats, Loyalists, mercenaries, politicians, preachers, traitors, spies, and men and women of all kinds caught in the paths of war. This book will appeal to history enthusiasts and anyone interested in discovering the true stories behind America's fight for independence.
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Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2005. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The text has marking and writing. No dust jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 0743226712. ISBN/EAN: 9780743226714. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561059053. . 9780743226714
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Details
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Title
1776
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Author
McCullough, David Willis
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Binding
Hardcover
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Edition
First Edition
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Condition
Used - Good Condition
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Pages
400
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
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Date
2005
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Illustrated
Yes
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Features
Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
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Bookseller's Inventory #
1561059053
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ISBN
9780743226714 / 0743226712
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Weight
1.72 lbs (0.78 kg)
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Dimensions
9.56 x 6.52 x 1.45 in (24.28 x 16.56 x 3.68 cm)
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Reading level
1300
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
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Library of Congress subjects
United States - History - Revolution,
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Library of Congress Catalog Number
2005042505
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Dewey Decimal Code
973.3
Summary
In this stirring book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the King’s men, the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known.
Here also is the Revolution as experienced by American Loyalists, Hessian mercenaries, politicians, preachers, traitors, spies, men and women of all kinds caught in the paths of war.
At the center of the drama, with Washington, are two young American patriots, who, at first, knew no more of war than what they had read in books Nathanael Greene, a Quaker who was made a general at thirty-three, and Henry Knox, a twenty-five-year-old bookseller who had the preposterous idea of hauling the guns of Fort Ticonderoga overland to Boston in the dead of winter.
Table of contents
Part I: The SiegeChapter One: Sovereign DutyChapter Two: Rabble in ArmsChapter Three: Dorchester HeightsPart II: Fateful SummerChapter Four: The Lines Are DrawnChapter Five: Field of BattlePart III: The Long RetreatChapter Six: Fortune FrownsChapter Seven: Darkest HourAcknowledgmentsSource NotesBibliographyIndex
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 03/01/2005, Page 1100
- Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/01/2006, Page 8
- Ingram Advance, 05/01/2005, Page 33
- Kirkus Reviews, 04/01/2005, Page 404
- Library Journal, 04/01/2005, Page 109
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 02/15/2005, Page 112
- Publishers Weekly, 02/21/2005, Page 164
- School Library Journal, 10/01/2005, Page 201
About the author
David McCullough (1933-2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.
