{"product_id":"liberty-is-sweet-the-hidden-history-of-the-american-revolution-paperback","title":"Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWoody Holton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"deeply researched and bracing retelling\" (Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americans--women, Native Americans, African Americans, and religious dissenters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing more than a thousand eyewitness records, \u003ci\u003eLiberty Is Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"spirited account\" (Gordon S. Wood, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Radicalism of the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e) that explores countless connections between the Patriots of 1776 and other Americans whose passion for freedom often brought them into conflict with the Founding Fathers. \"It is all one story,\" prizewinning historian Woody Holton writes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHolton describes the origins and crucial battles of the Revolution from Lexington and Concord to the British surrender at Yorktown, always focusing on marginalized Americans--enslaved Africans and African Americans, Native Americans, women, and dissenters--and on overlooked factors such as weather, North America's unique geography, chance, misperception, attempts to manipulate public opinion, and (most of all) disease. Thousands of enslaved Americans exploited the chaos of war to obtain their own freedom, while others were given away as enlistment bounties to whites. Women provided material support for the troops, sewing clothes for soldiers and in some cases taking part in the fighting. Both sides courted native people and mimicked their tactics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberty Is Sweet \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"must-read book for understanding the founding of our nation\" (Walter Isaacson, author of \u003ci\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e), from its origins on the frontiers and in the Atlantic ports to the creation of the Constitution. Offering surprises at every turn--for example, Holton makes a convincing case that Britain never had a chance of winning the war--this majestic history revivifies a story we thought we already knew.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoody Holton is McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches and researches Early American history, especially the American Revolution, with a focus on economic history and on African Americans, Native Americans, and women. He is the author of several previous books, including \u003ci\u003eAbigail Adams\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Bancroft Prize; his second book, \u003ci\u003eUnruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707098468415,"sku":"9781476750385","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d5b4e41dd7823775a728001e063af8da.webp?v=1765042800","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/liberty-is-sweet-the-hidden-history-of-the-american-revolution-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}