{"product_id":"the-unfinished-business-of-1776-why-the-american-revolution-never-ended-9781620979242","title":"The Unfinished Business of 1776: Why the American Revolution Never Ended","description":"\u003cb\u003eA clarion call for taking back the American Revolution from the far right, published for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho gets to claim the legacy of the American Revolution and the mantle of patriotism that goes along with it? In a sharp, irreverent, deeply informed account of the nation's founding moment and its enduring legacies, historian Thomas Richards Jr. invites us to see the Revolution not just as a one-time fight for political freedom from Britain but as an ongoing struggle for equality, justice, and social and political independence for all Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA riveting work of narrative history, \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished Business of 1776\u003c\/em\u003e shows that the Revolutionary struggle did not end in 1788 when the Constitution was ratified. Across nine dramatic chapters, Richards introduces readers to the vividly drawn characters who kept the Revolution alive for the next century and beyond, including the women's rights advocate Judith Sargent Murray, the enslaved rebel Gabriel, the economic reformer Solomon Sharp, and the religious visionary Joseph Smith-each pushing for freedoms that extended well beyond the traditional narrative of the Revolution, and each revealing how the unfinished work of 1776 fueled demands for economic, social, and legal equality that lasted well beyond the Revolution itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA myth-busting book about the history we think we know, \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished Business of 1776\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect antidote to jingoistic celebrations of America--offering an inclusive vision of our common past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620979242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Richards Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e teaches history at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia and holds a PhD in history from Temple University. The author of \u003cem\u003eBreakaway Americas: The Unmanifest Future of the Jacksonian United States\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished Business of 1776\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press), he lives in Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, where George Washington once camped.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Thomas Richards \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47645097361565,"sku":"9781620979242","price":47.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d8d40f17-a4ea-4414-b197-3bbe5c64e714.jpg?v=1770750960","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-unfinished-business-of-1776-why-the-american-revolution-never-ended-9781620979242","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}