Angel in the Whirlwind - eBook
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Angel in the Whirlwind - eBook  -     By: Benson Bobrick

Angel in the Whirlwind - eBook

Simon & Schuster / 2011 / ePub

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Title: Angel in the Whirlwind - eBook
By: Benson Bobrick
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781451628555
ISBN-13: 9781451628555
Stock No: WW13200EB

Publisher's Description

Angel in the Whirlwind is the epic tale of the American Revolution, from its roots among tax-weary colonists to the triumphant Declaration of Independence and eventual victory and liberty, recounted by Benson Bobrick, lauded by The New York Times as “perhaps the most interesting historian writing in America today.” Overwhelmed with debt following its victory in the French and Indian Wars, England began imposing harsh new tariffs and taxes on its colonists in the 1760s. Rebellion against these measures soon erupted into war. Bobrick thrillingly describes all the major battles, from Lexington and Concord to the dramatic siege of Yorktown, when the British flag was finally lowered before patriot guns. At the same time he weaves together social and political history along with the military history, bringing to life not only the charismatic leaders of the independence movement, but also their lesser-known compatriots, both patriot and loyalist, English and American, whose voices vividly convey the urgency of war.

Illuminated by fresh insight, Angel in the Whirlwind is a dramatic narrative of our nation’s birth, in all its passion and glory.

Author Bio

Benson Bobrick earned his doctorate from Columbia University and is the author of several critically acclaimed works, including Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired and Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution. In 2002 he received the Literature Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He and his wife, Hilary, live in Vermont.

Editorial Reviews

"The Revolution is full of amazing characters and stories. . . . What it has needed is a storyteller fit to get it between two covers. Now it has found one."
The New York Times Book Review
“A splendid retelling of a remarkable story.”
The Atlantic Monthly

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