Declaration: The Nine Tumultuous Weeks When America Became Independent, May 1-July 4, 1776

by William Hogeland

Book Overview

This is the rambunctious story of how America came to declare independence in Philadelphia in 1776. As late as that May, the Continental Congress had no plans to break away from England. Troops under General George Washington had been fighting the British for nearly a year--yet in Philadelphia a mighty bloc known as "reconciliationists," led by the influential Pennsylvanian John Dickinson, strove to keep America part of the British Empire.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416584102
• ISBN13: 9781416584100
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"