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The British are coming, the war for America, 1775-1777, Rick Atkinson

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The British are coming

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Rick Atkinson

the war for America, 1775-1777

In this new book, Rick Atkinson tells the story of the first twenty-one months of America's violent effort to forge a new nation. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1776, American militiamen and then the ragged Continental Army take on the world's most formidable fighting force and struggle to avoid annihilation. It is a gripping saga alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes one of America's greatest battle captains; Benjamin Franklin, the self-made man who proves himself the nation's wiliest diplomat; George Washington, the commander in chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost. Full of riveting details and untold stories, The British Are Coming is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. Rick Atkinson has given stirring new life to the first act of America's creation drama. --, Provided by publisher

Prologue, England, June 1773-March 1775 -- God himself our captain, Boston, March 6-April 17, 1775 -- Men came down from the clouds, Lexington and Concord, April 18-19, 1775 -- I wish this cursed place was burned, Boston and Charlestown, May-June 1775 -- What shall we say of human nature? Cambridge Camp, July-October 1775 -- I shall try to retard the evil hour, into Canada, October-November 1775 -- America is an ugly job, London, October-November 1775 -- The paths of glory, Quebec, December 3, 1775-January 1, 1776 -- The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Boston, January-February 1776 -- The whipping snake, Cork, Ireland, and Moore's Creek, North Carolina, January-March 1776 -- City of our solemnities, Boston, March 1776 -- A strange reverse of fortune, Quebec, April-June 1776 -- Surrounded by enemies, open and concealed, New York, June 1776 -- A dog in a dancing school, Charleston, South Carolina, June 1776 -- A fight among wolves, New York, July-August 1776 -- A sentimental manner of making war, New York, September 1776 -- Master of the lakes, Lake Champlain, October 1776 -- The retrograde motion of things, New York, October-November 1776 -- A Quaker in Paris, France, November-December 1776 -- Fire-and-sword men, New Jersey, December 1776 -- The smiles of Providence, Trenton, December 24-26, 1776 -- The day is our own, Trenton and Princeton, January 1777 -- Epilogue, England and America, 1777

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