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Our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor

by Richard R. Beeman

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Acclaimed historian Richard R. Beeman examines the grueling 22-month period between the meeting of the Continental Congress on September 5, 1774, and the audacious decision for independence in July 1775.

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