The author exposes numerous myths before, during, and after the Revolution revolving around Paul Revere's ride, Valley Forge, Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech, the Battle of Yorktown, and several others.
Content Note
Inventing a past -- Paul Revere's ride -- Molly Pitcher -- The man who made a revolution : Sam Adams -- The shot heard 'round the world : Lexington and Concord -- The winter at Valley Forge -- Jefferson's Declaration of Independence -- Founding Fathers : the greatest generation -- "Give me liberty or give me death" -- "Do not fire till you see the whites of their eyes" -- Patriotic slaves -- Brutal British -- The final battle at Yorktown -- March of the American people -- Storybook nation, or, Why we tell tall tales.