Joyce Lee Malcolm
Author
Language
English
Description
A compelling, intimate history of the Revolutionary period through a series of charismatic and ambitious families, revealing how the American Revolution was, in many ways, a civil war.
"Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present Generation, to preserve your Freedom! -John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 April 1777
All wars are tragic, but the "revolutionary generation" paid an exceptionally personal price. Foreign wars pull men from...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this fresh and timely perspective on a foundational part of our nation's history, the author brilliantly traces the origins and experience of division during the American Revolution--political disagreements, intolerance, intimidation and mob violence, revealing the hidden cost of this war to families and dear friends split along party lines.