The American Heritage Book of the Revolution

384 pp. 11 x 8 7/8. Numerous color and black-and-white illustrations, maps, and reproductions of historic documents throughout text. A "complete chronicle of the Revolutionary War told in full detail. Lancaster starts his story with an examination of colonial society and the origins of the quarrel with England. He details the ensuing battles and military campaigns from Lexington and Concord to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, as well as the tense political and social situation of the new nation. The American Heritage History of the American Revolution details the birth of America with insight and depth." CONTENTS: Introduction by Bruce Catton; The World Beyond America; The Eve of Revolt; The War Begins; First Campaigns, North and South; The Day of Freedom; Arms and Men; The Crisis; The Making of an Army; The Turning Point; The Quest for Allies; The War At Sea; Frontiers Aflame; Struggle for the South; The World Turned Upside Down; Acknowledgments; Index.