Description
A People’s History of the American Revolution draws upon diaries, personal letters, and other Revolutionary-era treasures, weaving a thrilling, you might be there” narrativea tapestry that uses individual experiences to illustrate the bigger stories” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Within the trademark style of Howard Zinn, Raphael shifts the point of interest away from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to the slaves they owned, the Indians they displaced, and the boys and boys who did the fighting.
This remarkable standpoint on a familiar a part of American history” (Kirkus) helps us appreciate more fully the fantastic diversity of the American Revolution by helping us see it through different sets of eyes.