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The British are coming : the war for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 / Rick Atkinson.

By: Series: Atkinson, Rick. Revolution trilogy ; v. 1.Publisher: New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 776 pages, [16] p. of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1627790438 (hardcover)
  • 9781627790437 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.3 23
LOC classification:
  • E230 .A84 2019
Contents:
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.
Summary: In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy, Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson tells the story of the first twenty months of the bloody struggle to shake free of King George's shackles. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777, the ragtag Continental Army takes on the world's most formidable fighting force and gradually finds the will and the way to win. It is a riveting saga populated by singular characters who make the mortal conflict between redcoats and rebels all the more compelling. Full of fresh details and untold stories, "The British are coming" gives stirring new life to the first act of our country's creation drama. It is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. But once begun, the war for independence can have only one of two outcomes: death or victory -- publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 703-745) and index.

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.

In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy, Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson tells the story of the first twenty months of the bloody struggle to shake free of King George's shackles. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777, the ragtag Continental Army takes on the world's most formidable fighting force and gradually finds the will and the way to win. It is a riveting saga populated by singular characters who make the mortal conflict between redcoats and rebels all the more compelling. Full of fresh details and untold stories, "The British are coming" gives stirring new life to the first act of our country's creation drama. It is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. But once begun, the war for independence can have only one of two outcomes: death or victory -- publisher.

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