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Revolution song : a story of American freedom

Shorto, Russell, author

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\"In his epic new book, Russell Shorto takes us back to the founding of the American nation, drawing on diaries, letters and autobiographies to flesh out six lives that cast the era in a fresh new light. They include an African man who freed himself and his family from slavery, a rebellious young woman who abandoned her abusive husband to chart her own course, and a certain Mr. Washington, who was admired for his social graces but harshly criticized for his often-disastrous military strategy. Through these lives we understand that the revolution was fought over the meaning of individual freedom, a philosophical idea that became a force for violent change. A powerful narrative and a brilliant defense of American values, Revolution Song makes the compelling case that the American Revolution is still being fought today and that its ideals are worth defending.\"--Jacket flap.

• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
• Subject: HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) / United States History Revolution, 1775-1783. / United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography.
• ISBN: 9780393245547, 0393245543

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E208.S565 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE