{"product_id":"liberty-or-death-the-american-revolution-1763-1783-9780688088026","title":"Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt began in Boston, with angry colonists objecting to the tyranny of a king who ruled from an ocean away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was voiced by patriots such as Sam Adams and Patrick Henry and echoed by citizens from New England all the way to the Carolinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was fought by many -- colonists and patriots, Loyalists and slaves, Frontiersmen and Indians, British and French soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver more than ten years, sides were taken, guns drawn, lives lost. But through it all, one man -- a general from Virginia named George Washington -- held the young colonies together and led them to victory, beating almost impossible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory lovers Betsy and Giulio Maestro tell this true story of extraordinary times, incredible drama, and the birth of a new nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaestro, Giulio:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGiulio Maestro is the illustrator of over 100 children's books. He has also written his own books of word play and has co-authored two I Can Read Books with his son, Marco: \u003cem\u003e What Do You Hear When Cows Sing, and Other Silly Riddles\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGeese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes\u003c\/em\u003e. The Maestros live in Old Lyme, CT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaestro, Betsy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBetsy Maestro is the author of the American Story series, illustrated by her husband, Giulio. She has also written several other non-fiction picture books, including the Let's-Read-And-Find-Out science books \u003cem\u003eHow Do Apples Grow?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhy Do Leaves Change Color?\u003c\/em\u003e The Maestros live in Old Lyme, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243622990098,"sku":"9780688088026","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bde42b46-95aa-4367-ab35-9ffbd9110c74.jpg?v=1745868383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/liberty-or-death-the-american-revolution-1763-1783-9780688088026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}