{"product_id":"the-american-revolution-a-world-war-9781588346339","title":"The American Revolution: A World War","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated essay collection that looks through a global lens at the American Revolution and re-positions it as the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e 1st world war\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Every American should read this marvelous book.\" --Douglas Brinkley, author of \u003ci\u003eRightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From acts of resistance like the Boston Tea Party to the \"shot heard 'round the world,\" the American Revolutionary War stands as a symbol of freedom and democracy the world over for many people. But contrary to popular opinion, this was not just a simple battle for independence in which the American colonists waged a \"David versus Goliath\" fight to overthrow their British rulers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn over a dozen incisive pieces from leading historians, the American struggle for liberty and independence re-emerges instead as a part of larger skirmishes between Britain and Europe's global superpowers--Spain, France, and the Dutch Republic. Amid these ongoing conflicts, Britain's focus was often pulled away from the war in America as it fought to preserve its more lucrative colonial interests in the Caribbean and India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With fascinating sidebars throughout and over 110 full-color images featuring military portraiture, historical documents, plus campaign and territorial maps, this fuller picture of one of the first global struggles for power offers a completely new understanding of the American Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588346339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2018 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935617093813,"sku":"9781588346339","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7a2785d5-b14a-457d-9d78-b58159b43825.jpg?v=1688490643","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-american-revolution-a-world-war-9781588346339","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}