Bunker Hill
A City, a Siege, a Revolution
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · April 29, 2014
The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, in this "masterpiece of narrative and perspective." (Boston Globe) In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the American Revolution.
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- Who it’s for
- A readable way into Revolutionary America, with siege, city, and civic pressure in view.
- Genres
- Revolutionary America (1775-1800), U.S. Military History, Revolutionary History
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, April 29, 2014
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The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, in this "masterpiece of narrative and perspective." (Boston Globe) In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the American Revolution.
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In the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party and the violence at Lexington and Concord, the conflict escalated and skirmishes gave way to outright war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was the bloodiest conflict of the revolutionary war, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists. Philbrick gives us a fresh view of the story and its dynamic personalities, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and George Washington. With passion and insight, he reconstructs the revolutionary landscape—geographic and ideological—in a mesmerizing narrative of the robust, messy, blisteringly real origins of America.
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A readable way into Revolutionary America, with siege, city, and civic pressure in view.
Come here for
- New England history with Revolutionary War momentum
- Cultural-literacy context without the driest possible posture
Expect
- Insight over trivia
- A sustained narrative pace
Where it sits
| Revolutionary America (1775-1800) | 100% |
|---|---|
| U.S. Military History | 48% |
| Revolutionary History | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. Military History
- Colonial America (to 1775)
- New England History
- Authors
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- April 29, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- U.S. Military History