West of the Revolution An Uncommon History of 1776 [Paperback]

Perceptive and original.[B]old and inclusive&a significant contribution to our understanding of this volatile and formative period in American history.[A]s compelling and awful as a ghost story&[A] masterful portrait.A history more terrible than wondrous, a necessary counternarrative to our enlightened Revolution&Saunt stretches the scope of his history to provide context and background&He has created a sweeping narrative of noncolonial America in 1776. But he is at his most colorful when he finds individual stories, such as that of the Frenchman floating down the Arkansas River with one severed head and the corpses of two of his companions.[A] panoramic view of North America&rife with fascinating facts.Brilliant.An engaging, original, and thought-provoking book on what was happening on the American continent in 1776 outside of our traditional line of sight. The result is a fascinating new look at the most familiar of years.A dramatic and compelling new take on the North America of 1776. With careful research and in evocative writing, Saunt brilliantly recovers the cultural diversity and many possibilities of a continent dominated by native peoples and coveted by several empires.This panoramic account of 1776 chronicles the other revolutions unfolding that year across North America, far beyond the British colonies.