Independence : The Struggle to Set America Free

from dsha67

Finished Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free by John Ferling. A remarkable study on short period from 1763 to the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, which in 1773 was anything but inevitable. The book by discusses the events which antecedents the emotional and finally to a pol...

from Garp83

Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free, by John Ferling, is another recent history that revisits and refocuses our attention on the seminal events of the founding of the Republic, this one centering upon the confluence of people and events that led to a tenuous union of American colonies ...

from pmackey

Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free is a highly readable, excellently written examination of America's struggle for independence. I strongly recommend those interested in the War for Independence begin with John Ferling's book as a comprehensive introduction to the drive for American i...

from Jarratt

Excellent! "Independence" focuses on the 10 or so years prior and up to July 1776. It offers detailed information from all sides and very clearly shows how delegates and leaders from the American colonies went from being terrified to even say "independence" to declaring just that. It highlights G...

from ricksbooks

John Ferling has already provided readers with excellent writing on the American Revolution and this book on the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence is another achievement. Through the simplistic, backward-looking lens of history, the independence of the Colonies seems like a fai...