The more that Americans are reminded by Atkinson and other supreme practitioners of the historians’ craft that their nation was not made by flimsy people, the less likely it is to be flimsy.” -George F. One lesson of The British Are Coming is the history-shaping power of individuals exercising their agency together: the volition of those who shouldered muskets in opposition to an empire…. “ felicity for turning history into literature…. Atkinson weaves it all together seamlessly, bringing us with him.” -Mark Spencer, The Wall Street Journal Atkinson’s facts are drawn from a wealth of manuscript and printed sources.… Mr. The narrative is the stuff of novels, Mr. Perfect material for a storyteller as masterly as Mr. Atkinson’s book…is chock full of momentous events and larger-than-life characters. It is difficult to imagine any reader putting this beguiling book down without a smile and a tear.” -Joseph J. It is as if Ken Burns somehow gained access to a time machine, traveled back to the Revolutionary era, then captured historical scenes on film as they were happening…. “To say that Atkinson can tell a story is like saying Sinatra can sing…. The British Are Coming Volume One of the Revolution Trilogyįrom the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy comes the extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American Revolution

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