Declaring independence : why 1776 matters /

On the 250th anniversary of American independence, with the history of our founding a political battleground, this study of the ideas and battlefield sacrifices of 1776 by a Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar could not be more timely.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larson, Edward J. (Edward John) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The meaning of 1776
  • New Year's Day 1776
  • Launching a year of common sense
  • Early spring
  • Planting season for independence
  • Midsummer's dream of independence
  • A late summer war of posts
  • Autumn initiatives
  • Winter crossings
  • Looking back on 1776
  • notes
  • index.