"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." In the summer of 1776, delegates from the colonies gathered in Philadelphia to deliberate on the words that would found a new nation: the United States of America. Yet the ideas, arguments, and fears underlying this pivotal moment originated not only across the Atlantic but also in Great Britain. This book tells the story of American independence from a British perspective, tracing the lives of five vastly different figures in the period leading up to 1776individuals who, while all championing liberty, rarely agreed on what that meant in practice. Through the eyes of a king, a statesman, a general, a radical, and a diplomat, the work sheds light on a revolution driven as much by competing visions of freedom as by an uprising against rule perceived as tyrannical.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
O'Boyle, Leanne
Title
Patriots, Radicals and Revolutionaries
Details
English text. 224 pages.
State
new
Subtitle
The British Role in American Independence
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