Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free

by John Ferling

Book Overview

No event in American history was more pivotal-or more furiously contested-than Congress's decision to declare independence in July 1776. Even months after American blood had been shed at Lexington and Concord, many colonists remained loyal to Britain. John Adams, a leader of the revolutionary effort, said bringing the fractious colonies together was like getting "thirteen clocks to strike at once."

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608190080
• ISBN13: 9781608190089
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"