| American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution Contributor(s): Borneman, Walter R. (Author), Taylorson, Tom (Read by) |
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ISBN: 147890125X ISBN-13: 9781478901259 Publisher: Hachette Book Group OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 973.331 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.55 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When we look back on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks of the war were much more tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army.American Spring follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775.Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter Borneman tells the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Borneman, Walter R.: - Walter R. Borneman is the author of several works of nonfiction, including 1812, The French and Indian War, Polk, and the New York Times bestselling The Admirals. He holds both a master's degree in history and a law degree. He lives in Colorado. Taylorson, Tom: -Tom Taylorson is a three-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award. He is a Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. He is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media. |