{"product_id":"lexington-and-concord-the-battle-heard-round-the-world-9780393356755","title":"Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge C. Daughan's magnificently detailed account of the battle of Lexington and Concord challenges the prevailing narrative of the American War of Independence. It was, Daughan argues, based as much on economic concerns as political ones. When Massachusetts militiamen turned out in overwhelming numbers to fight the British, they believed they were fighting for their farms and livelihoods, as well as for liberty. In the eyes of many American colonists, Britain's repressive measures were not simply an effort to reestablish political control of the colonies, but also a means to reduce the prosperous colonists to the serfdom Benjamin Franklin witnessed on his tour of Ireland and Scotland. Authoritative and thoroughly researched, \u003cem\u003eLexington and Concord\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"worthy resource for history buffs seeking a closer look at what drove the start of the American Revolution\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaughan, George C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge C. Daughan\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD from Harvard University, where he studied under Henry Kissinger. One of his previous books, \u003cem\u003eIf By Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature, and he has been honored with the Samuel Eliot Morison Award from the USS \u003cem\u003eConstitution\u003c\/em\u003e Museum for his work as a naval scholar. He lives in New Hampshire.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491718107410,"sku":"9780393356755","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_23378751-e7ae-4fd8-949d-57fadb31744a.jpg?v=1730551854","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lexington-and-concord-the-battle-heard-round-the-world-9780393356755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}