Revolutionary Summer, by Jospeh J. Ellis

1776 and the Birth of American Independence

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 10, 2013

Pulitzer-winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis looks at the summer months of 1776, when the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding took place. In Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence, Ellis examines the most influential figures in this momentous year, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain’s Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe.

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