“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” —
Chicago Tribune
At a time when America’s founding principles are being debated as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to the era in which those principles were forged. In
Revolution Song
, Shorto weaves the lives of six people into a seamless narrative that casts fresh light on the range of experience in colonial America on the cusp of revolution. The result is a brilliant defense of American values with a compelling message: the American Revolution is still being fought today, and its ideals are worth defending.