In 1861, war is raging in the South, but in Concord, Massachusetts, Margaret March has her own battles to fight. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret’s four daughters— Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—now rest on her shoulders alone. Money is tight and every month, her husband sends less and less of his salary with no explanation. Worst of all, Margaret harbors the secret that these financial hardships are...

A master historian and superb teller of history, Ferling illuminates the years 1763-1783- from the end of the French and Indian War that left England triumphant in North America to the signing of the Treaty of Paris in September 1783 and the final departure of British troops from New York City in November that year. Ferling is as astute at analyzing the causes and politics of the American Revolution as he is skilled narrating the battles of the Revolutionary...

Summary: Sadly, it has become evident over the past seventy years, Americans have become increasingly ignorant of our nation's founding principles. Civic education and American history have either not been taught or have been deliberately mistaught throughout our nation's public--and in numerous cases, even our private--education system. This lack of education or misinformation has placed our nation in real peril, and we are seeing the consequences...