MCCULLOUGH, David.
1776.
New York: Simon and Schuster , 2005.
$400.00
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“THERE ARE NO PEOPLE ON EARTH IN WHOM A SPIRIT OF ENTHUSIASTIC ZEAL IS SO READILY KINDLED, AND BURNS SO REMARKABLY, AS AMERICANS”: FIRST EDITION OF DAVID MCCULLOUGH'S 1776; INSCRIBED BY HIM IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION
First edition of this work by McCullough, considered a companion piece to his earlier biography of John Adams which focuses on the events surrounding the start of the American Revolution. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, "For John Tucker Congratulations! David McCullough June 11, 2005." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
1776 is the story of men of every shape, size, color, and profession turned soldiers; those who marched with George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence. It is also a story of the King’s Men, the British Commander, William Howe, and his team of redcoats combating who they considered rebellious enemies.
1776.
$400.00
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