What They Didn't Teach You about the American Revolution

Name: What They Didn't Teach You about the American Revolution
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ISBN: 9780891417460

ISBN-10: 089141746X

ISBN-13: 9780891417460

Edition: 2001

Authors: Mike Wright

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Between 1775 and 1783, America's rebellion against British colonialism saw both countries plunged into a cruel conflict, with a series of brutal battles commencing at Lexington. This book exposes the hidden events of the Revolution.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/4/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Mike Wright is the author of the "What They Didn't Teach You ..." books. In addition to the American Revolution, he has tackled the Civil War, World War II, & the Wild West. Future volumes will cover the sixties & the twentieth century. Wright, an Emmy-winning television writer, lives in Chicago.



Acknowledgments


Chronology


Introduction



Prelude to Independence: Revolution, Dogma, and Stamps



Founding Fathers, Part One: A Farmer, a Lawyer, and a Sage



Founding Fathers, Part Two: Best Actors in Supporting Roles



Benedict the Bold: Arnold the Traitor



G. Washington: The Myth Who Would Be Man



Founding Mothers: Hear Them Roar



Rag-Tag and Bob-Tail: If It Moves, Salute It



Tea Parties and Rude Bridges: Little Things That Mean A Lot



Who, What, and Where: Big, Bigger, and Not So Big



Revolutionary Potpourri: Bits of This and That



Rituals of Life: History with the Bark on



And the Winner Is?: The Trenches of Yorktown



The Constitution: "We the People"



The Sting of Death: Final Acts, Final Honors


Epilogue: Personal Thoughts on the American Revolution


Bibliography


Index