Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Godsand Generals,The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers.
Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the
Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution,
creating a superb saga of the men who helped to forge the destiny of a
nation.
In 1770, the fuse of revolution is lit by a fateful
command—“Fire!”—as England’s peacekeeping mission ignites into the
Boston Massacre. The senseless killing of civilians leads to a
tumultuous trial in which lawyer John Adams must defend the very enemy
who has assaulted and abused the laws he holds sacred.
The taut
courtroom drama soon broadens into a stunning epic of war as King George
III leads a reckless and corrupt government in London toward the
escalating abuse of his colonies. Outraged by the increasing loss of
their liberties, an extraordinary gathering of America’s most inspiring
characters confronts the British presence with the ideals that will
change history.
John Adams, the idealistic attorney devoted to
the law, who rises to greatness by the power of his words . . . Ben
Franklin, one of the most celebrated men of his time, the elderly and
audacious inventor and philosopher who endures firsthand the hostile
prejudice of the British government . . . Thomas Gage, the British
general given the impossible task of crushing a colonial rebellion
without starting an all-out war . . . George Washington, the dashing
Virginian whose battle experience in the French and Indian War brings
him the recognition that elevates him to command of a colonial army . . .
and many other immortal names from the Founding Family of the colonial
struggle—Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Warren, Samuel Adams,
Richard Henry Lee— captured as never before in their full
flesh-and-blood humanity.
More than a powerful portrait of the people and purpose of the revolution, Rise to Rebellion
is a vivid account of history’s most pivotal events. The Boston Tea
Party, the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill—all are recreated with the
kind of breathtaking detail only a master like Jeff Shaara can muster.
His most impressive achievement, Rise to Rebellion reveals with
new immediacy how philosophers became fighters, ideas their ammunition,
and how a scattered group of colonies became the United States of
America.
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Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helped to forge the destiny of a nation.
In 1770, the fuse of revolution is lit by a fateful command—“Fire!”—as England’s peacekeeping mission ignites into the Boston Massacre. The senseless killing of civilians leads to a tumultuous trial in which lawyer John Adams must defend the very enemy who has assaulted and abused the laws he holds sacred.
The taut courtroom drama soon broadens into a stunning epic of war as King George III leads a reckless and corrupt government in London toward the escalating abuse of his colonies. Outraged by the increasing loss of their liberties, an extraordinary gathering of America’s most inspiring characters confronts the British presence with the ideals that will change history.
John Adams, the idealistic attorney devoted to the law, who rises to greatness by the power of his words . . . Ben Franklin, one of the most celebrated men of his time, the elderly and audacious inventor and philosopher who endures firsthand the hostile prejudice of the British government . . . Thomas Gage, the British general given the impossible task of crushing a colonial rebellion without starting an all-out war . . . George Washington, the dashing Virginian whose battle experience in the French and Indian War brings him the recognition that elevates him to command of a colonial army . . . and many other immortal names from the Founding Family of the colonial struggle—Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Warren, Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee— captured as never before in their full flesh-and-blood humanity.
More than a powerful portrait of the people and purpose of the revolution, Rise to Rebellion is a vivid account of history’s most pivotal events. The Boston Tea Party, the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill—all are recreated with the kind of breathtaking detail only a master like Jeff Shaara can muster. His most impressive achievement, Rise to Rebellion reveals with new immediacy how philosophers became fighters, ideas their ammunition, and how a scattered group of colonies became the United States of America.