Revolution 1776

440 pp. "John Hyde Preston made himself a bit unpopular with some of the populace back in 1933 when his book, “Revolution, 1776,” attempted to debunk many popularly held beliefs about the American Revolution. The book declared among other things that the Declaration of Independence was made on July 2, not July 4, that John Hancock did not sign it until 47 days later, that the Liberty Bell never pealed the glad tidings, and that Betsy Ross did not sew the country's first flag (Frances Hopkinson did, the author said.) Preston also maintained that more Americans probably served with the British than with the Continental Army."--naturegeezer.com