{"title":"Edward J. Larson","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the works of Edward J. Larson, an esteemed author renowned for weaving meticulously researched historical narratives with an engaging storytelling style. Larson's books, such as \u003cem\u003eAmerican Inheritance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Magnificent Catastrophe\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDeclaring Independence\u003c\/em\u003e, offer profound insights into pivotal moments in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLarson has an exceptional ability to delve deep into the intricacies of History and Military, unraveling the rich tapestry of America's past. His work brings to life the defining events and vibrant characters that have shaped the nation, making complex historical events accessible and fascinating to readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a passion for historical accuracy, Edward J. Larson guides readers through the tumultuous times that formed the backbone of the United States. Whether you're a history enthusiast or new to the genre, Larson's books promise a compelling journey through America's formative years.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"declaring-independence-by-edward-j-larson-9781324078975","title":"Declaring Independence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of 1776, virtually no one in the colonies was advocating independence: Americans based their grievances against Parliament on their rights as British subjects. By the end of 1776, independence was on every patriot's lips. The many tyrannies of a king had made an independent republic necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDeclaring Independence\u003c\/em\u003e, Edward J. Larson gives us a compact, insightful history of that pivotal year. He traces a narrative arc that runs from the inspiring appeals of Paine's \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e in January; through the soaring ideals of midsummer, when the Continental Congress grounded independence in the self-evident truths of human equality and individual rights, and the states wove revolutionary principles of republican government and the rule of law into their new constitutions; to Paine's urgent pleas of December, when \"the times that try men's souls\" required Americans not \"to shrink from the service of their country.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDramatic military clashes also punctuate the year: the British evacuation of Boston forced by the brilliant manoeuvres of Washington's Army; the Battle of Long Island, a costly defeat that opened New York to British occupation; and the desperate year-end victory of a threadbare American army at Trenton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombined, these ideals and the sacrifices remind us why, on this anniversary and at this political moment, 1776 matters to all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871394484460,"sku":"9781324078975","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11474143482659.jpg?v=1759876444"},{"product_id":"american-inheritance-by-edward-j-larson-9781324075219","title":"American Inheritance","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew attention from historians and journalists is raising pointed questions about the founding period: was the American revolution waged to preserve slavery, and was the Constitution a pact with slavery or a landmark in the antislavery movement? Leaders of the founding who called for American liberty are scrutinised for enslaving Black people themselves: George Washington consistently refused to recognise the freedom of those who escaped his Mount Vernon plantation. We have long needed a history of the founding that fully includes Black Americans in the Revolutionary protests, the war, and the debates over slavery and freedom that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe now have that history in Edward J. Larson's insightful synthesis of the founding. With slavery thriving in Britain's Caribbean empire and practised in all of the American colonies, the independence movement's calls for liberty proved narrow, though some Black observers and others made their full implications clear. In the war, both sides employed strategies to draw needed support from free and enslaved Blacks, whose responses varied by local conditions. By the time of the Constitutional Convention, a widening sectional divide shaped the fateful compromises over slavery that would prove disastrous in the coming decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLarson's narrative delivers poignant moments that deepen our understanding: we witness New York's tumultuous welcome of Washington as liberator through the eyes of Daniel Payne, a Black man who had escaped enslavement at Mount Vernon two years before. Indeed, throughout Larson's brilliant history, it is the voices of Black Americans that prove the most convincing of all on the urgency of liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Inheritance\u003c\/em\u003e provides a compelling perspective on these crucial questions and offers a nuanced understanding of America's founding, highlighting the pivotal roles and voices of Black Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000528453868,"sku":"9781324075219","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11436583482659.jpg?v=1763281728"},{"product_id":"american-inheritance-by-edward-j-larson-9780393882209","title":"American Inheritance","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew attention from historians and journalists is raising pointed questions about the founding period: was the American Revolution waged to preserve slavery, and was the Constitution a pact with slavery or a landmark in the antislavery movement? Leaders of the founding who called for American liberty are scrutinised for enslaving Black people themselves: George Washington consistently refused to recognise the freedom of those who escaped his Mount Vernon plantation. We have long needed a history of the founding that fully includes Black Americans in the Revolutionary protests, the war, and the debates over slavery and freedom that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe now have that history in Edward J. Larson's insightful synthesis of the founding. With slavery thriving in Britain's Caribbean empire and practised in all of the American colonies, the independence movement's calls for liberty proved narrow, though some Black observers and others made their full implications clear. 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Indeed, throughout Larson's brilliant history, it is the voices of Black Americans that prove the most convincing of all on the urgency of liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000528486636,"sku":"9780393882209","price":61.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5902973482328.jpg?v=1763281737"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/edward-j-larson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}