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 defence of American values with a compelling message: the American Revolution is still being fought today, and its ideals are worth defending.

About the Author
Russell Shorto is the best-selling author of The Island at the Center of the World, Amsterdam, and Revolution Song, and a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine. He lives in Cumberland, Maryland.

Reviews
"The intertwined stories of Revolution Song give a sense of how far-reaching a phenomenon the War of Independence was. It leaves to readers the pleasure of judging what each of the figures in the book-or perhaps the combination of them all-contributed to an event that changed the world." -- The New York Times Book Review


Awards
Short-listed for George Washington Book Prize 2019.



Book Information
ISBN 9780393356212
Author Russell Shorto
Format Paperback
Page Count 640
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 486g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 41mm