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Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free Hardback - 2011

by John Ferling

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No event in American history was more pivotal--or more furiously contested--than Congress's decision to declare independence in July 1776. "Independence" takes readers from the cobblestones of Philadelphia into the halls of Parliament.

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No event in American history was more pivotal-or more furiously contested-than Congress's decision to declare independence in July 1776. Even months after American blood had been shed at Lexington and Concord, many colonists remained loyal to Britain. John Adams, a leader of the revolutionary effort, said bringing the fractious colonies together was like getting "thirteen clocks to strike at once."


Other books have been written about the Declaration, but no author has traced the political journey from protest to Revolution with the narrative scope and flair of John Ferling. Independence takes readers from the cobblestones of Philadelphia into the halls of Parliament, where many sympathized with the Americans and furious debate erupted over how to deal with the rebellion. Independence is not only the story of how freedom was won, but how an empire was lost.


At this remarkable moment in history, high-stakes politics was intertwined with a profound debate about democracy, governance, and justice. John Ferling, drawing on a lifetime of scholarship, brings this passionate struggle to life as no other historian could. Independence will be hailed as the finest work yet from the author Michael Beschloss calls "a national resource."

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  • Title Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free
  • Author John Ferling
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, New York
  • Publication date 2011-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781608190089 / 1608190080
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.46 x 6.51 x 1.45 in (24.03 x 16.54 x 3.68 cm)
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Politics and government -, Statesmen - United States - History - 18th
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010049366
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.3

About the author

John Ferling is professor emeritus of history at the State University of West Georgia. A leading authority on American Revolutionary history, he has appeared in many documentaries and has written numerous books, including The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon, Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence, Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution, and the award-winning A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic.
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