America’s most acclaimed historian presents the intricate story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. 1776 tells two gripping stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. A story with a cast of amazing characters from George III to George Washington, to soldiers and their families, this exhilarating book is one of the great pieces of historical narrative.About the AuthorDavid McCullough has won the Pulitzer Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Award and has twice won the National Book Award. He is the author of John Adams, Truman, Brave Companions, Mornings on Horseback, The Path Between the Seas, The Great Bridge and The Johnstown Flood.Book InformationISBN 9780141021713Author David McCulloughFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 339gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm