{"product_id":"1776-deluxe-slipcase-edition","title":"1776: Deluxe Slipcase Edition (Pre-Order)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"notice\"\u003eAvailable for Pre-Order.\u003c\/span\u003e This item will be released on \u003cspan class=\"bold-text\"\u003eMay 5, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America with this collector’s edition of David McCullough’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1776\u003c\/i\u003e—the unforgettable saga of the people and events that forged American independence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerica’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George Washington.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence—when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on extensive research in both American and British archives, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1776\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color; farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the King’s men, the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten as a companion work to his celebrated biography of John Adams, David McCullough’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1776\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is another landmark in the literature of American history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis deluxe hardcover includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA beautifully designed slipcase with foil accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStriking sprayed edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA ribbon marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned endpapers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299462676775,"sku":"SS-1776-DELUXE","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/6450\/2311\/files\/759968091635-1776-Deluxe-Edition.jpg?v=1776373473","url":"https:\/\/mentormilitary.com\/products\/1776-deluxe-slipcase-edition","provider":"Mentor Military Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}