'To say that Atkinson can tell a story is like saying Sinatra can sing ... A powerful new voice has been added to the dialogue about [America's] origins as a people and a nation. It is difficult to imagine any reader putting this beguiling book down without a smile and a tear.' New York Times In June 1773, King George III attended a grand celebration of his reign over the greatest, richest empire since ancient Rome. Less than two years later, Britain's bright future turned dark: after a series of ...
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'To say that Atkinson can tell a story is like saying Sinatra can sing ... A powerful new voice has been added to the dialogue about [America's] origins as a people and a nation. It is difficult to imagine any reader putting this beguiling book down without a smile and a tear.' New York Times In June 1773, King George III attended a grand celebration of his reign over the greatest, richest empire since ancient Rome. Less than two years later, Britain's bright future turned dark: after a series of provocations, the king's soldiers took up arms against his rebellious colonies in America. The war would last eight years, and though at least one in ten of the Americans who fought for independence would die for that cause, the prize was valuable beyond measure: freedom from oppression and the creation of a new republic. Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about the Second World War has long been admired for his unparalleled ability to write deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative history. In this new book, he tells the story of the first twenty-one months of America's violent effort to forge a new nation. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1776-77, American militiamen and then the ragged Continental Army take on the world's most formidable fighting force and struggle to avoid annihilation. It is a gripping saga alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes one of America's greatest battle captains; Benjamin Franklin, the self-made man who proves himself the nation's wiliest diplomat; George Washington, the commander in chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost. Full of riveting details and untold stories, The British Are Coming is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. Rick Atkinson has given stirring new life to the first act of America's creation drama.
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New in new dust jacket. New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory.
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New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. Certificate of Authenticity laid in. 776 p. Includes: maps, index, bibliography. The George Washington Book Prize-, New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Prize-, Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in American History Book Award-, and Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award-winning first volume of the Revolution Trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize-, Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing-, Georgia Historical Society Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Fellowship-, Golden Plate Award-, John Reagan "Tex" McCrary Award-, and Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award-winning historian, journalist, and author of The Liberation Trilogy and 'In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed, on the Title page, by Award Winning Author Rick Atkinson in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 800 p. Contains: Maps. Revolution Trilogy, 1. Audience: General/trade. New (Pristine Condition) in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight, unread copy. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line beginning with 1. Signed on the Title page, by Award Winning Author Rick Atkinson, in person, during his appearance at the Morristown Book Festival (NJ) on October 12, 2019. A festival flyer, and a photo of Rick during the event will be included. "The British Are Coming" is an exquisite masterpiece of history, well researched with stunningly vivid narratives, which conveys to the reader a sense of discovering the American Revolution for the first time, in all of its sheer drama. This is the first volume of a planned trilogy. Rick has earned numerous Literary Honors over time; most notably are the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for History. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
