Countdown to Independence - Hardcover
Accompanied by a vast array of prints and paintings, an extraordinary account of the fifteen years that preceded the American Revolution documents the dramatic events in America and England that formed the government and the United States of America and details the lives of important figures including Lord Bute, Samuel Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
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Natalie S. Bober is an award-winning biographer and a historian with a long-standing interest in the eighteenth century. She lectures extensively, has taught and served as a consultant on the secondary and college levels, and was part of the Ken Burns film documentary on Thomas Jefferson.
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Her most recent books include A Restless Spirit: The Story of Robert Frost; Thomas Jefferson: Man on a Mountain; and Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction and the Golden Kite Award of the SCBWI.
She resides with her husband in Westchester County, New York, and derives great pleasure from her grandchildren, who happily serve as readers and critics of her books.
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Gr. 7-12. According to John Adams, the American Revolution didn't begin with war; it began "in the minds of the people," in the 15 years leading up to battle. Bober's latest title presents a remarkably thorough, readable, and even-handed account of those critical pre-war years, examining events and personalities on both sides of the Atlantic that contributed to America's break from England--from the crowning of King George III to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. In previous books, such as Thomas Jefferson: Man on a Mountain (1988) and Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution (1995), Bober has distinguished herself by integrating meticulous research and compelling anecdotes to inspire readers to sympathize and connect with the history. She continues that tradition here. In clear, well-documented analysis, she shows the relationship between events and lends insight into major personalities--from Edmund Burke and George Grenville to Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Thomas Hutchinson--bringing them further to life through a fine selection of nicely reproduced portraits. She writes with an almost cinematic attention to physical detail, describing the rooms where revolutionary milestones took place and even the weather outside the windows. The result is a compelling, yet scholarly resource that places readers at the center of the action, encouraging them to learn about the historic events and people, care about them, and, perhaps, learn more by investigating the extensive bibliography. Even readers raised on political cynicism will come away feeling stirred by this powerful, exciting story of their government's birth. Gillian Engberg
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Gr. 7-12. According to John Adams, the American Revolution didn't begin with war; it began "in the minds of the people," in the 15 years leading up to battle. Bober's latest title presents a remarkably thorough, readable, and even-handed account of those critical pre-war years, examining events and personalities on both sides of the Atlantic that contributed to America's break from England--from the crowning of King George III to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. In previous books, such as Thomas Jefferson: Man on a Mountain (1988) and Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution (1995), Bober has distinguished herself by integrating meticulous research and compelling anecdotes to inspire readers to sympathize and connect with the history. She continues that tradition here. In clear, well-documented analysis, she shows the relationship between events and lends insight into major personalities--from Edmund Burke and George Grenville to Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Thomas Hutchinson--bringing them further to life through a fine selection of nicely reproduced portraits. She writes with an almost cinematic attention to physical detail, describing the rooms where revolutionary milestones took place and even the weather outside the windows. The result is a compelling, yet scholarly resource that places readers at the center of the action, encouraging them to learn about the historic events and people, care about them, and, perhaps, learn more by investigating the extensive bibliography. Even readers raised on political cynicism will come away feeling stirred by this powerful, exciting story of their government's birth. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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- PublisherAtheneum
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0689813295
- ISBN 13 9780689813290
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages368
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