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The Real History of the American Revolution: A New Look at the Past
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by Alan Axelrod
Sales Rank: 107729
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List Price: $24.95
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 384 pages
Published by: Sterling November 1, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1402740867
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1402740862
Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 6.9 x 1.9 inches
Weighs: 2.7 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Prolific author Axelrod (Patton on Leadership; Elizabeth I, CEO) tackles the American Revolution in this breezy popular history. Despite the subtitle, this nonacademic treatment of the revolution is straightforward, if not traditional, and the conclusions are familiar. Axelrod argues that the revolution was not a class struggle and left the American people unambiguously better off. He points out that the colonists weren't actually terribly oppressed, and that Gen. George Washington's triumph was in outlasting the British. The key players are portrayed rather conventionally, from the cautious British commander, Gen. William Howe, to the stoic Washington. The sprightly narrative is lavishly illustrated, and intriguing sidebars, such as Forgotten Faces, Reality Check and Alternate Take, are interspersed throughout the text. If the narrative is largely traditional, these features introduce some unfamiliar figures and surprising facts. Even with few notes and a scant bibliography, this lively narrative with its informative supplementary material makes for an great introduction to the revolution for general readers. (Jan.)
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Book Description
Ask most Americans why their forefathers started the Revolution, and they’ll likely mention “no taxation without representation” or the belief in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights. But that’s just the start of the story, as historian Alan Axelrod so brilliantly shows in this eye-opening book. Axelrod offers a fascinating examination of what really caused the breach across the Atlantic and how the revolutionary movement began. The American Revolution brought something unique to the world: an entirely new kind of nation, founded on a set of ideas. In engrossing, conversational prose, Axelrod brings the birth of America to life by digging beneath the classically taught History to explore everything from little-known facts to alternate realities, along with the eyewitness testimony, pop culture, and Art of the period. From the seeds of dissent through the long fight to glorious victory, the amazing story of America’s revolution finally comes fully to light.
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This was a gift for my father. He loves reading about the Civil War and the American Revolution. He just loves this book; says it is very nicely written.
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