'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

A narrative history of the first twenty-one months of the American War of Independence, ranging from Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to Trenton and Princeton in winter 1776-77.