Publisher Description
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, distinguished historian, and bestselling author Barbara W. Tuchman finally turns her sights homeward. Here she analyzes the American Revolution in a brilliantly original way, placing the war in the historical context of the centuries-long conflicts between England and both France and Holland, demonstrating how the aid of both of these nations made the triumph of American independence possible. She sheds new light on the key role played by the contending navies, paints a magnificent portrait of General George Washington, and recounts in riveting detail the decisive campaign of the war at Yorktown. A compellingly written work of history, The First Salute presents a fresh, new view of the events that led from the first foreign salute to American nationhood in 1776 to the last campaign of the Revolution five years later. It brings vividly to life the people and events responsible for the birth of our nation.
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“I learned more about the historical context of my nation’s birth from this book than I learned in my schooling. I have read many of Tuchman’s books, and was not disappointed with this one. Her popular histories have a nice flow, and she doesn’t pad the book with poetic attempts to put the reader into the scene.”
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Jonathan (4 out of 5 stars)
