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Item Details
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1776: THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION
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| By: |
David McCullough |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£40.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1416542108 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781416542100 |
| Publisher: |
SIMON & SCHUSTER |
| Pub. date: |
2 October, 2007 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
< b>A New York Times Bestseller< /b>< P>Written as a companion work to his celebrated biography of John Adams, David McCullough's < I>1776< /I> is another landmark in the literature of American history.< P>< I>1776< /I> is the story of the Revolutionary War during the nation's tumultuous beginning, and those who, at great sacrifice, fought for what we assume to be our rightful heritage and precious ideals. This is narrative history at its best, bringing to life an extraordinary period and a vast array of extraordinary characters on both sides of the conflict. It is also powerful testimony to how much is owed to a rare few in that brave, founding era.< P>David McCullough has become the historian that Americans turn to most to tell us our own story. |
| Synopsis: |
With a new introduction by David McCullough, 1776: The Illustrated Edition brings 140 powerful images and thirty-seven removable replicas of source documents to this remarkable drama. In 1776, David McCullough's bestselling account of a pivotal year in our nation's struggle, readers learned of the greatest defeats, providential fortune, and courageous triumphs of George Washington and his bedraggled army. Now, in 1776: The Illustrated Edition, the efforts of the Continental Army are made even more personal, as an excerpted version of the original book is paired with letters, maps, and seminal artwork. More than three dozen source documents--including a personal letter George Washington penned to Martha about his commission, a note informing the mother of a Continental soldier that her son has been taken prisoner, and a petition signed by Loyalists pledging their allegiance to the King--are re-created in uniquely designed envelopes throughout the book and secured with the congressional seal. Both a distinctive art book and a collectible archive, 1776: The Illustrated Edition combines a treasury of eighteenth-century paintings, sketches, documents, and maps with storytelling by our nation's preeminent historian to tell the story of 1776 as never before. |
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US |
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Pocket Books |
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Non-returnable |
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