About this title: David McCullough is known for his scholarly yet readable accounts of historical events and people's lives. Fans of his biography of John Adams will find the same narrative skill in 1776, his history of the first year of the America's war for independence from Britain. General Washington is at the center of this history, but important too are the citizen-soldiers of the Continental Army, who seemed at first to be at a disadvantage compared to the well-trained and equipped British led by General Howe. Luck and pluck and good old American know-how helped even the odds, but the first year was a ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743226714ISBN:0743226712
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743226714ISBN:0743226712
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780743226721ISBN:0743226720
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743226714ISBN:0743226712
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. owner inscription on fly. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743226714ISBN:0743226712
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. book is in excellent shape; dust cover has 1 tiny tear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743226714ISBN:0743226712
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover Edition-Average Wear-Few Markings. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780743226721ISBN:0743226720
Description: Good. Minor rubbing to cover; Very clean pages; Tight Binding Average used book, may have price sticker on front cover, and moderate shelfwear. read more
Description: Very Good. B000YTJHKG **Softcover**--Exact ISBN Match--Very mild shelf wear. Has a faint hint of a spine crease. No personalizations, writing or marks in the text. Ships Quickly-IN STOCK-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Audiobook CASSETTE
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
ISBN-13:9780743544665ISBN:0743544668
Description: New. 0743544668 *AUDIO CASSETTE Edition* BRAND NEW IN THE SEALED BOX. There is a black line across the bar code. It is otherwise fine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743226714ISBN:0743226712
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. DJ shows very minimal edgewear at top edge. Book, itself, is Like New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I liked this book. Not the most riveting I've ever read, but McCullough did a great job with the narrative of the war in the title year. It was actually all stuff I never knew about, or had vaguely heard about (like the crossing of the Delaware). I didn't learn about the actual warfare in school, only the stuff going on in Philadelphia. The book also gives a great character profile of George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, and Henry Knox, among other major players of the revolution, as well as the general character of the troops (weary, dirty, disease-ridden, ready to desert most of the time). What I thought was remarkable was that he didn't even mention the signing of the Declaration of Independence except in passing, like "so-and-so, a signer of the Declaration, did such-and-such." Crazy. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in the Revolutionary War, especially the actual war part."
"I enjoyed and appreciate this book as probably the most interesting
and comprehensive written
concerning this critical year in our history.
It would be a great "eye-opener" to many."
"A welcome addition to any fully researched historical library. Reads like a novel. Hard to put aside. David McCullough and Stephen E. Ambrose are my two favorite non-fiction historical authors."
"Loved this book! I love US history and this book makes me realize either I slept through all history classes I ever took or my teachers gave super abbreviated versions of actual events. It took me longer than usual to read this book because I kept going back and rereading things and looking at maps trying to figure out exactly where these things were happening. I have a new found respect for all the men who seved in Washington's army. And especially for George Washington himself. This book really shows how the darkest of times can bring out true heros!!"
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