Rise to rebellion.
Rise to rebellion.
By
:
Shaara, Jeff., 1952-
Publication Date
:
2001
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
War stories
Summary
:
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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780345478504
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC LP - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction Large Print - Basement | FIC SHA | Checked In |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC SHA | Checked In |