About the Book: 1776
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of
those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration
of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success,
without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble
ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on
paper.
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, "1776" is a
powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of
Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers,
schoolteachers,