{"product_id":"this-fierce-people-the-untold-story-of-americas-revolutionary-war-in-the-south-9780593312186","title":"This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking recovery of history; the overlooked story of the battles of America's Revolutionary War that were fought--and won--in the South.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Incisively and carefully written, splendidly paced, and supported by a mine of primary and secondary sources.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe famous battles that form the backbone of the story put forth of American independence--at Lexington and Concord, Brandywine, Germantown, Saratoga, and Monmouth--while crucial, did not lead to the surrender at Yorktown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was in the three-plus years between Monmouth and Yorktown that the war was won. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Pell Crawford's riveting book, \u003ci\u003eThis Fierce People, \u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of these missing three years, long ignored by historians, and of the fierce battles fought in the South that made up the central theater of military operations in the latter years of the Revolutionary War, upending the essential American myth that the War of Independence was fought primarily in the North. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving throughout the stories of the heroic men and women, largely unsung patriots--African Americans and whites, militiamen and \"irregulars,\" patriots and Tories, Americans, Frenchmen, Brits, and Hessians--Crawford reveals the misperceptions and contradictions of our accepted understanding of how our nation came to be, as well as the national narrative that America's victory over the British lay solely with General George Washington and his troops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Pell Crawford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.25w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593312186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALAN PELL CRAWFORD is the author of two acclaimed works of history. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican History, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e His book reviews appear regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alan Pell Crawford \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659163975837,"sku":"9780593312186","price":37.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dd101ec1-db76-4cd3-a7ac-8b50863f8e74.jpg?v=1771352022","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/this-fierce-people-the-untold-story-of-americas-revolutionary-war-in-the-south-9780593312186","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}