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| pages = 512 pp |
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'''''Rise to Rebellion''''' is a [[ |
'''''Rise to Rebellion''''' is a 2001 [[historical fiction]] book by [[Jeff Shaara]] that tells the story of the events leading up to the [[American Revolution]]. The book spans from the [[Boston Massacre]] to the signing of the [[U.S. Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] in 1776. The events of the American Revolution are portrayed through the perspectives of multiple characters, including Sentry Hugh White of the [[History of the British Army#American War of Independence|British army]], [[John Adams]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], Lieutenant-General [[Thomas Gage]], [[George Washington]], Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson (governor)|Thomas Hutchinson]], Captain James Hall, [[Abigail Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], Dr. [[Joseph Warren]], and Major [[John Pitcairn]]. Other characters in the book include King George the Third, George Greenville, Samuel Adams, Issac Barre, John Hancock, John Wilkes, William Pitt, Edmund Burke, Sir Charles Townshend, Sir Will Hills, Francis Bernard, Deborah Franklin, William Franklin, Martha Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, General Jeffrey Amherst, [[Margaret Kemble Gage]], Captain Thomas Preston, Josiah Quincy, Samuel Johnson, Will Strahan, John Quincy Adams, Lord Wedderburn, Thomas Paine, Lord Admiral Richard Howe, John Montagu, Paul Revere, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, Captain John Parker, Walter Laurie, Admiral Graves, Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, Henry Clinton, John Burgoyne, Artemas Ward, William Prescott, General Putnam, Major Gridley, Charles Lee, Horatio Gates, William Tryon, Daniel Morgan, Bonvouloir, Richard Montgomery, Hiram Jones, Lady Germain, Henry Knox, Nathaniel Green, and Robert Livingston. The book covers events leading to the American Revolution, starting with what is known as "The Boston Massacre" and ending with the writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence. |
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''Rise to Rebellion'' is the first of a two-part series on the American Revolution, modeled after Jeff and [[Michael Shaara]]'s [[United States Civil War|Civil War]] trilogy. It is followed by ''[[The Glorious Cause]]''. |
''Rise to Rebellion'' is the first of a two-part series on the American Revolution, modeled after Jeff and [[Michael Shaara]]'s [[United States Civil War|Civil War]] trilogy. It is followed by ''[[The Glorious Cause]]''. |
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==Reception== |
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''Rise to Rebellion'' received generally positive reviews for its vivid portrayal of the historical events of the American Revolution. ''Booklist'' praised it as "an exciting evocation of events leading up to the formation of America,"<ref>{{cite web|title=Booklist Review: Rise to Rebellion|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Rise-to-Rebellion-A-Novel-of-the-American-Revolution-/pid=199431|work=Booklist|accessdate=September 13, 2011}}</ref> and ''Publishers Weekly'' appreciated the book's "passion and vigor."<ref>{{cite web|title=Fiction Review: Rise to Rebellion|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-345-42753-3|work=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=September 13, 2011}}</ref> ''Kirkus Reviews,'' however, called the work "dull" and "disappointing," saying that the characters were "all so burdened by the task of providing the reader with huge dollops of sedulously digested information that Shaara neglects to give them any individual reality."<ref>{{cite web|title=Rise to Rebellion|url=http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/fiction/jeff-shaara/rise-to-rebellion/|work=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=September 13, 2011}}</ref> |
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''Rise to Rebellion'' spent six weeks on the [[New York Times]] [[The New York Times Best Seller list|fiction bestsellers]] list from July to August 2001. It peaked at No. 9 on the list in the week of July 22, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times Best Seller List: Rise to Rebellion|url=http://nytbestsellerlist.com/book/X4492/RISE-TO-REBELLION/Jeff-Shaara|work=nytbestsellerlist.com|publisher=Dutton Software|accessdate=September 13, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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''Rise to Rebellion'' is told in alternating chapter from the point of view of various figures in eminent positions prior to and during the American Revolution. |
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==References== |
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Introduction |
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The introduction provides details about all the characters in the story. It tells about their lives until rise to rebellion started. |
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'''Part One- The Right and the Power''' |
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'''1. The Sentry'''- British troops led by [[Thomas Gage]] arrive in Boston. On March 5, 1770 a British sentry, Hugh White, who is on guard duty, witnesses [[The Boston Massacre]] and struggles to keep the peace. [[Thomas Preston (British Army officer)|Thomas Preston]] is accused of firing first at the civilians. |
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'''2. Adams'''- Lawyer [[John Adams]] runs to the scene of the Massacre and is told to return home. He discusses the event's implications with his wife [[Abigail Adams]]. The next day he is asked to defend Capt. Thomas Preston, the man accused of ordering the troops to fire; he accepts for one Guinea. Adams' second cousin [[Samuel Adams|Sam Adams]], a radical scolds John for agreeing to take Preston's defense. |
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'''3. Gage'''- Gen. Thomas Gage attends a dinner party where he discusses the situation in Boston with the Massachusetts governor [[Thomas Hutchinson (governor)|Thomas Hutchinson]]. Hutchinson wants to remove the troops from Boston and Gage vehemently disagrees. |
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'''4. Franklin'''- Colonial representative in parliament [[Benjamin Franklin]] discusses the implications of the Boston Massacre with Dr. Johnson. Johnson advocates the British view, Franklin obviously disagrees. |
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'''5. Adams'''- John Adams and [[Josiah Quincy II|Josiah Quincy]] successfully defend Capt. Preston. Six of Preston's soldiers are also acquitted of murder, two are found guilty of manslaughter and plead the benefit of the clergy. |
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'''6. Franklin'''- Ben Franklin is voted to represent Massachusetts in Great Britain. But because Gov. Hutchinson did not sign the bill to give consent [[Lord Hillsborough]] refuses to allow him the new position. Franklin becomes a symbol for the colonial cause. |
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'''7. Gage'''- Thomas Gage has become somewhat complacent. He feels that he is in a comfortable position in New York at the time. New Hampshire's governor requests some of Gage's troops to aid in a border dispute and he and an adviser discuss what they see as colonial barbarity. |
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'''8. Franklin'''- On a trip to Ireland Ben Franklin witnesses the plight of the Irish and compares it to that of the Colonist, which strengthens his resolve. He stays at Lord Hillsborough’s estate for 5 days where the lord attempts to get on Franklin's good side. |
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'''9. Adams'''- Following the Gaspee Affair King George III issues a decree ordering all Colonial Officials to be appointed by the king. This arouses great anger in Massachusetts because citizens of their state had nothing to do with the Gaspee Affair. John Adams speaks at a town meeting where Gov. Thomas Hutchinson tries to defend the king’s decree. Adams attacks it saying the Gaspee Affair was just an excuse for the king to take control of the colonies. Adams calls for the Colonies to unite and becomes a [[Sons of Liberty|Son of Liberty]]. |
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'''10. Franklin'''- Franklin discusses the situation in the Colonies with a friend William Strahan and concludes that Great Britain has accepted an odious system of government and refuses to accept the changes beginning to take shape in the world. |
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'''11. Adams'''- Ben Franklin sends letters he intercepted to the Sons of Liberty. The letters are correspondence between Thomas Hutchinson and a member of Parliament, and reveal that Hutchinson supports curtailing the rights and liberties of the colonists so that order may be restored to Boston. Adams initially does not want to reveal the content of these letters publicly, but is eventually coaxed into it by Sam Adams. Adams discusses with Abigail how quickly things are changing and how revolution appears imminent. |
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'''12. Gage'''- |
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'''13. Hutchinson'''- Gov. Thomas Hutchinson reminisces about his house being ransacked following the [[Stamp Act]]. Also, he chooses his sons to lead a commission to combat smuggling of tea into the colonies. |
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'''14. Adams'''- John and Sam Adams go to the office of Thomas and Elesha Hutchinson in order to convince them to stop their efforts to put non-British imported tea companies out of business. Their attempt is futile. |
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'''15. Adams'''- Gov. Hutchinson requires that the ship Dartmouth unload its cargo despite the protests of its Capitan Rotch. An assembly of concerned Boston citizens—led by Sam Adams—resolves to remove its cargo of tea by any means necessary. |
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'''16. Captain Hall'''- Capt. Hall of the Dartmouth witnesses [[the Boston Tea Party]]. |
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'''17. Franklin'''- Following his friend Mr. Temple almost killing a man in a duel over accusations of being the one responsible for the release of Hutchinson’s letters, Franklin confesses. The [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] files a petition for the removal of Hutchinson. |
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'''18. Gage'''- Thomas Gage witnesses Hutchinson’s acquittal. He meets with King George III and requests four regiments be sent to Boston. The king eventually concurs and Gage is given command of these troops along with the governorship of Massachusetts. |
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'''19. Adams'''- Abigail receives from Hayden—a tenet farmer on her farm—that the king has issued a proclamation closing the port of Boston, ending the Massachusetts charter and moving all British trials to Boston. Abigail feels war is imminent. |
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'''20. Gage'''- Hutchinson official gives the governorship to Gen. Gage and they have a brief discussion. |
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'''21. Adams''' British troops begin to take control in Boston. Adams is selected for the continental congress as the colonies unite. |
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'''Part Two- Lions and Lambs''' |
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'''22. Adams'''- John Adams leaves for the continental congress in Philadelphia and experiences some trepidation. He finds it difficult to leave his family-especially Abigail. On the way through New York the delegates realize that their delegates-John Jay included-are conservative. |
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'''23. Adams.'''- The congress begins its session. Sam Adams fears that conservatives will take control. The congress hears reports that the British have destroyed Boston. |
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'''24. Adams'''- Conservatives proposals are defeated. The congress ends, accomplishing little. |
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'''25. Franklin'''- Ben Franklin meets with Lord Admiral Richard Howe through his sister and discusses the colonies, as well as receive the colonies petition to the king. |
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'''26. Franklin'''Mr.Chatham makes his speech, which Franklin wrote. So that it is their last hope for the British to consider peace. But they fail. Franklin returns home, his spirits crushed. He gets a letter from his son. Franklin discovers his wife has died of illness. |
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'''27. Gage''' |
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'''28. Revere''' |
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'''29. Pitcairn''' |
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'''30. Gage''' |
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'''31. Adams''' |
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'''32. Gage''' |
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'''33. Warren''' |
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'''Part Three- The Flag Unfurled''' |
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'''34. Washington''' |
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'''35. Franklin''' |
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'''36. Gage''' |
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'''37. Franklin''' |
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'''38. Adams''' |
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'''39. Franklin''' |
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'''40. Washington''' |
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'''41. Washington''' |
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'''42. Adams''' |
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'''43. Franklin''' |
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'''44. Franklin''' |
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'''45. Washington''' |
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'''Afterword''' |
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Latest revision as of 07:03, 21 July 2023
 First edition | |
| Author | Jeff Shaara |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | American Revolution series |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 512 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-42753-3 |
| OCLC | 45835526 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.H18 R57 2001 |
| Followed by | The Glorious Cause |
Rise to Rebellion is a 2001 historical fiction book by Jeff Shaara that tells the story of the events leading up to the American Revolution. The book spans from the Boston Massacre to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The events of the American Revolution are portrayed through the perspectives of multiple characters, including Sentry Hugh White of the British army, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Lieutenant-General Thomas Gage, George Washington, Governor Thomas Hutchinson, Captain James Hall, Abigail Adams, Paul Revere, Dr. Joseph Warren, and Major John Pitcairn. Other characters in the book include King George the Third, George Greenville, Samuel Adams, Issac Barre, John Hancock, John Wilkes, William Pitt, Edmund Burke, Sir Charles Townshend, Sir Will Hills, Francis Bernard, Deborah Franklin, William Franklin, Martha Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, General Jeffrey Amherst, Margaret Kemble Gage, Captain Thomas Preston, Josiah Quincy, Samuel Johnson, Will Strahan, John Quincy Adams, Lord Wedderburn, Thomas Paine, Lord Admiral Richard Howe, John Montagu, Paul Revere, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, Captain John Parker, Walter Laurie, Admiral Graves, Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, Henry Clinton, John Burgoyne, Artemas Ward, William Prescott, General Putnam, Major Gridley, Charles Lee, Horatio Gates, William Tryon, Daniel Morgan, Bonvouloir, Richard Montgomery, Hiram Jones, Lady Germain, Henry Knox, Nathaniel Green, and Robert Livingston. The book covers events leading to the American Revolution, starting with what is known as "The Boston Massacre" and ending with the writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Rise to Rebellion is the first of a two-part series on the American Revolution, modeled after Jeff and Michael Shaara's Civil War trilogy. It is followed by The Glorious Cause.
Reception
[edit]Rise to Rebellion received generally positive reviews for its vivid portrayal of the historical events of the American Revolution. Booklist praised it as "an exciting evocation of events leading up to the formation of America,"[1] and Publishers Weekly appreciated the book's "passion and vigor."[2] Kirkus Reviews, however, called the work "dull" and "disappointing," saying that the characters were "all so burdened by the task of providing the reader with huge dollops of sedulously digested information that Shaara neglects to give them any individual reality."[3]
Rise to Rebellion spent six weeks on the New York Times fiction bestsellers list from July to August 2001. It peaked at No. 9 on the list in the week of July 22, 2001.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Booklist Review: Rise to Rebellion". Booklist. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Fiction Review: Rise to Rebellion". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Rise to Rebellion". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "New York Times Best Seller List: Rise to Rebellion". nytbestsellerlist.com. Dutton Software. Retrieved September 13, 2011.[permanent dead link]
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