Revolution Song - A Story of American Freedom

Russell Shorto's work has been praised as "first-rate intellectual history" (Wall Street Journal), "literary alchemy" (Chicago Tribune) and simply "astonishing" (New York Times).

In his epic new book, Russell Shorto takes us back to the founding of the American nation, drawing on diaries, letters and autobiographies to flesh out six lives that cast the era in a fresh new light. They include an African man who freed himself and his family from slavery, a rebellious young woman who abandoned her abusive husband to chart her own course and a certain Mr. Washington, who was admired for his social graces but harshly criticized for his often-disastrous military strategy.

Through these lives we understand that the revolution was fought over the meaning of individual freedom, a philosophical idea that became a force for violent change. A powerful narrative and a brilliant defense of American values, Revolution Song makes the compelling case that the American Revolution is still being fought today and that its ideals are worth defending.

About the author

Russell Shorto is the best-selling author of eight books, including Smalltime, Revolution Song, Amsterdam, and The Island at the Center of the World. He is the director of the New Amsterdam Project at the New York Historical and senior scholar at the New Netherland Institute.

Product details

• Authors: Russell Shorto, Shorto Russell
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.12.2017
• EAN: 9780393245547
• ISBN: 978-0-393-24554-7
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 242 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, American War of Independence, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period)