| International Standard Book Number |
9780525658689 (ebook)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780525658672 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
052565867X (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Ward, Geoffrey C., author.
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| Title Statement |
The American Revolution : an intimate history / Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt ; with a preface by Ken Burns.
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| Edition Statement |
First hardcover edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2025.
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| Physical Description |
xiii, 581 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 x 25 cm
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| General Note |
"A Borzoi book."
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| General Note |
"Picture research by Salimah El-Amin with Rosie Feerick and Vicky Lee. Design by Maggie Hinders"--Title page.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 554-565) and index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
A companion to the PBS series The American Revolution, this volume by historian Geoffrey C. Ward offers a human-centered retelling of America's founding struggle. It portrays the Revolution as a war for independence, a civil war, and a global conflict, emphasizing the experiences of ordinary people -- soldiers, women, African Americans, Native Americans, and Loyalists -- alongside the Founding Fathers. Featuring essays by leading historians and a wealth of historical and newly commissioned visual material, the book explores how the Revolution reshaped the world and continues to challenge America's understanding of freedom and equality.
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| Summary, Etc. |
From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The Roosevelts, and others: a richly illustrated, human-centered history of America's founding struggle-expanding on the landmark, six-part PBS series to be aired in November 2025. "From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen not to be extinguished." -Thomas Paine. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired independence movements and democratic reforms around the globe. The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. In this sumptuous volume, historian Geoffrey C. Ward ably steers us through the international forces at play, telling the story not from the top down but from the bottom up -- and through the eyes of not only our "Founding Fathers" but also those of ordinary soldiers, as well as underrepresented populations such as women, African Americans, Native Americans, and American Loyalists, asking who exactly was entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Enriched by guest essays from lauded historians such as Vincent Brown, Maya Jasanoff, and Alan Taylor, and by an astonishing array of prints, drawings, paintings, texts, and pamphlets from the time period, as well as newly commissioned art and maps -- and woven together with the words of Thomas Paine -- The American Revolution reveals a nation still grappling with the questions that fueled its remarkable founding.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History African Americans. Revolution, 1775-1783
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History Social aspects. Revolution, 1775-1783
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Politics and government 1775-1783.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Taylor, Alan, 1955- contributor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Burns, Ken, 1953- author, television director, television producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Botstein, Sarah, 1972- television director, television producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Brown, Vincent, 1967- contributor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Schmidt, David, 1956- television director, television producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Conway, Stephen, 1957- contributor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Kamensky, Jane, contributor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Jasanoff, Maya, 1974- contributor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Deloria, Philip Joseph, contributor.
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| Added Entry, Uniform Title |
American Revolution (Television program : 2025)
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