03095cam a2200373 i 4500 532119572 TxAuBib 150925s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781627797894 hardcover 1627797890 hardcover (OCoLC)922169345 YDXCP eng rda YDXCP BTCTA BDX GK8 OCLCQ MWD JSE OCLCO BUR OU9 OI6 ZGV ABG GRN BKL JP3 CDX NDS IMD LMR OCLCF ILC AE2 TxAuBib rda Fisher, David, 1946- Bill O'Reilly's Legends & lies. The patriots / / written by David Fisher. Legends and lies The patriots. Patriots. First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016. ix, 310 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Companion book to Bill O'Reilly's television docudrama Legends and lies: the patriots. Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298) and index. Foreword / by Bill O'Reilly -- Introduction / by David Fisher -- Timeline -- Samuel Adams and Paul Revere: The rebellion begins -- John Adams: Ready for war -- Benjamin Franklin: Inventing America -- General George Washington: Commanding revolution -- Thomas Jefferson: Independence declared -- Benedict Arnold: American traitor -- Francis Marion: American guerrilla fighter -- Forgotten heroes -- President George Washington: Forged in conflict -- Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr: Deadly division. The American Revolution was not inevitable, nor was it a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against one another, as loyalists and colonial rebels faced off for their lives and futures. Through the remarkable lives of the first Americans, this book reveals the contentious arguments that turned friends into foes and the land into a war zone. From the riots over a child's murder that led to the Boston Massacre, to the Continental Army's first victory under George Washington's leadership, to the Southern guerrilla campaign of "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion, to Benedict Arnold's audacious betrayal, David Fisher explores the combination of resourcefulness, perseverance, strategy, and luck that resulted in the creation of a country that would go on to become the most powerful in the world. Despite the victory of the Revolution, the fight for democracy wasn't over. From the combat zone to Congress, it was a political battle as much as a physical one. With the patriots grappling to create a government, one for and by the people, the origin story of the United States of America was only starting to be written. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783. O'Reilly, Bill. Legends and lies: the patriots (Television program.)