Revolution the birth of the greatest nation in the history of the world

"'Once upon a time there was a REVOLUTION.' There's never been a nation like the United States of America. It's impossible to imagine the world without it -- but do you know the wild and true story of how it came into existence? On our 250th anniversary, the hunger for America's story has never been...

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Main Author: Metaxas, Eric (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Odysseus Books, 2026.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter One: "The Opening Scene of the Revolution"
  • Chapter Two: Parliament Debates the Stamp Act
  • Chapter Three: Mob Violence Comes to Boston
  • Chapter Four: John Adams Waxes Prophetic
  • Chapter Five: The Stamp Act Takes Effect
  • Chapter Six: The Stamp Act Repealed, Etc.
  • Chapter Seven: The Townshend Acts
  • Chapter Eight: The Liberty Affair
  • Chapter Nine: On the Road to Bloodshed
  • Chapter Ten: The First Death of the Revolution
  • Chapter Eleven: The Boston Massacre
  • Chapter Twelve: John Adams Takes the Case
  • Chapter Thirteen: "The Destruction of the Tea"
  • Chapter Fourteen: Franklin Enters the Cockpit
  • Chapter Fifteen: The Intolerable Acts
  • Chapter Sixteen: The First Continental Congress
  • Chapter Seventeen: The Culture War
  • Chapter Eighteen: "Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death!"
  • Chapter Nineteen: Paul Revere's Ride
  • Chapter Twenty: Lexington and Concord
  • Chapter Twenty-One: The War Is Begun
  • Chapter Twenty-Two: Now What?
  • Chapter Twenty-Three: The Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Chapter Twenty-Four: Washington Takes Command
  • Chapter Twenty-Five: Henry Knox's "Noble Train of Artillery"
  • Chapter Twenty-Six: "The Birthday of a New World"
  • Chapter Twenty-Seven: Just Before the Declaration
  • Chapter Twenty-Eight: John Adams Pushes for Independence
  • Chapter Twenty-Nine: July 4, 1776
  • Chapter Thirty: The Battle of Brooklyn
  • Chapter Thirty-One: Fighting On in New York
  • Chapter Thirty-Two: The Life and Death of Nathan Hale
  • Chapter Thirty-Three: The Crossing of the Delaware
  • Chapter Thirty-Four: The Battles at Assunpink Bridge and Princeton
  • Chapter Thirty-Five: The Path to Saratoga
  • Chapter Thirty-Six: General Howe Takes Philadelphia
  • Chapter Thirty-Seven: Saratoga!
  • Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Winter at Valley Forge
  • Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Meschianza
  • Chapter Forty: Benedict Arnold in Philadelphia
  • Chapter Forty-One: The War Moves South
  • Chapter Forty-Two: The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold
  • Chapter Forty-Three: The Road to Yorktown
  • Chapter Forty-Four: "The World Turned Upside Down"
  • Epilogue: What Is the Meaning of America?