Rise to Rebellion : A Novel of the American Revolution

The American Revolution is brought to life with this saga of the men who forged the destiny of a nation. This BOMC and History Book Club Selection reveals how philosophers became fighters, how ideas became their ammunition, and how a scattered group of colonies became the United States of America.

<b>Jeff Shaara</b> is the author of <i>Gone for Soldiers</i> and the <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>Gods and Generals</i> and <i>The Last Full Measure</i>–two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic <i>The Killer Angels</i>. Jeff was born in 1952 into a family of Italian immigrants in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University in 1974. Visit the author’s Web site at <u>www.JeffShaara.com</u>.