{"product_id":"the-fate-of-the-day-the-war-for-america-fort-ticonderoga-to-charleston-1777-1780","title":"The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t#1 Bestselling Author of The British Are Coming and The Guns at Last Light Volume Two of The Revolution Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In the second volume of the ... American Revolution trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning ... author of The British Are Coming, George Washington's army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRick Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of eight narrative histories about five American wars, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe Long Gray Line\u003c\/i\u003e, the Liberation Trilogy ( \n\u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Day of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guns at Last Light\u003c\/i\u003e), and \n\u003ci\u003eThe British Are Coming\u003c\/i\u003e, the first volume of the Revolution Trilogy. He has won numerous awards, including Pulitzer Prizes for history and journalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Rick Atkinson takes his place among the greatest of all historians. This superb second volume in his Revolution Trilogy is that rare narrative that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Familiar characters become dimensional and complicated, new ones burst to life vividly, and the battles and struggles that created our country now have clarity and meaning.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Ken Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"This is great history. . . . We witness Washington mature as a commander; we come to understand why Arnold sells his allegiance; and we recognize King George's quandary as his generals repeatedly fail to draw this ruinously expensive conflict to an end . . . . There is no better writer of narrative history than the Pulitzer Prize-winning Atkinson.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Atkinson sustains dramatic tension in a detailed, comprehensive account of the Revolution's pivotal middle years. . . . He deftly sketches personalities and incidents while stressing the uncertainty all those involved felt about the outcome.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Atkinson writes with tremendous verve and detail. The result is a book that infuses the events... of the war with striking vibrancy, essentially bringing the conflict to life again. . . . Regular readers of history will have already heard of many of the people Atkinson describes--but after finishing this book, they might feel like they have met them.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thoroughly researched and richly illustrated, [ \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e] is popular history at its very best, leading with narrative and rich detail while making often compelling but more analytical insights in passing. . . . Much more than a simple retelling of battles, the book includes an immense amount about the craft of war, its relationship to and impact on politics and society, and the role of grand strategy in fixing the course of a conflict. It also raises a profound question about the role of principle in statecraft.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Claremont Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Atkinson] has the journalist's stylistic flair but a stupendous appetite for research that would put many a gray-haired Ph.D. to shame. . . . The result, in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, is a massive, and massively enjoyable, excursion into the embattled history of the American republic, its imperial British enemy, and its opportunistic ally, France \n\u003cb\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Free Beacon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Atkinson] is vivifying the Revolutionary War in his mesmerizing histories \n\u003ci\u003eThe British Are Coming\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003e The Fate of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e. The latter, the second book in a planned trilogy . . . is being devoured by lawmakers on Capitol Hill.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e contains those intimate details of conflicts that provide the reader a keen sense of the chaos and terror with which eighteenth-century battles were conducted. . . . [A] compelling, clear narrative, this volume is worth reading with the same care as it was written.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] riveting narrative. . . . Meticulously researched and marvelously told. . . . \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fate of The Day\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of narrative history and cements Atkinson's place among America's finest popular historians.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--ARMY Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As ever with Atkinson, an exemplary work of narrative history.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe British Are Coming, \u003c\/i\u003e George Washington's army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRick Atkinson is featured in the new Ken Burns documentary \u003ci\u003eThe American Revolution, \u003c\/i\u003epremiering ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"This is great history . . . compulsively readable . . . There is no better writer of narrative history than the Pulitzer Prize-winning Atkinson.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first twenty-one months of the American Revolution--which began at Lexington and ended at Princeton--was the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the winter of 1777, the exhausted Continental Army could claim only that it had barely escaped annihilation by the world's most formidable fighting force. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo years into the war, George III is as determined as ever to bring his rebellious colonies to heel. But the king's task is now far more complicated: fighting a determined enemy on the other side of the Atlantic has become ruinously expensive, and spies tell him that the French and Spanish are threatening to join forces with the Americans. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrize-winning historian Rick Atkinson provides a riveting narrative covering the middle years of the Revolution. Stationed in Paris, Benjamin Franklin woos the French; in Pennsylvania, George Washington pleads with Congress to deliver the money, men, and materiel he needs to continue the fight. In New York, General William Howe, the commander of the greatest army the British have ever sent overseas, plans a new campaign against the Americans--even as he is no longer certain that he can win this searing, bloody war. The months and years that follow bring epic battles at Brandywine, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Charleston, a winter of misery at Valley Forge, and yet more appeals for sacrifice by every American committed to the struggle for freedom. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolution, Atkinson's brilliant account of the lethal conflict between the Americans and the British offers not only deeply researched and spectacularly dramatic history, but also a new perspective on the demands that a democracy makes on its citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/21\/2025 pg. 13 (EAN 9780593799185, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/10\/2025 (EAN 9780593799185, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780593799185, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 36 (EAN 9780593799185, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Atkinson, Rick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-04-29\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e History \/ United States \/ Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)|History \/ Military \/ General|History \/ Europe \/ Great Britain - Georgian Era (1714-1837)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Revolution, 1775-1783|Campaigns|United States|History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.68 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593799185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780593799185\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403194233113,"sku":"SP-9780593799185","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780593799185_spiral.png?v=1779010394","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-fate-of-the-day-the-war-for-america-fort-ticonderoga-to-charleston-1777-1780","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}