--- product_id: 1372505 title: "1776" price: "₹ 2831" currency: INR in_stock: null reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/1372505-1776 store_origin: IN region: India --- # 1776 **Price:** ₹ 2831 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 1776 - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 2831 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/1372505-1776) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: 1776: 9780743226721: David McCullough: Books Review: Tremendous learning tool. Great read. - Includes photocopies of original historic documents directly related to each section being listed in the book. Copies of letters from founding fathers to each other and to their wives give a much better sense of their state of mind during the difficult times of the founding of our country. I very highly recommend this book. Review: "These are the times that try men's souls...." - With these haunting words of Thomas Paine, the author begins a chapter on the darkest moments of the Revolution, the freezing and shattered Continental Army falling back toward Philadelphia, the obvious next step in the British re conquest of its errant colonies. The reader is drawn in by the masterful story telling, almost suspending memory about the ultimate outcome to fully plumb the gravity of the impending failure. It is particularly startling when that rarest of authors has you hanging on every turn of the page while reading about events whose outcome you already know. Mr McCullough is indeed one if these one-in-a-generation historians. In the US, we all read about George Washington, more a caricature than a flesh and bones man. What you don't get (and what McCullough so eloquently conveys), is that he and his rebels, far from being desperate men and women living deprived lives and driven to revolution out of few options, were instead people who were for the most part living very comfortable existences but nonetheless risked absolutely everything in this mad, quixotic venture. The acute awareness of this greater Cause pervaded the thoughts and writings of its leaders, and they thus fought a battle for the posterity of all humanity, not just themselves. It is refreshing in our jaded, post-religious age of the West to see people thoroughly convinced of their Providential role in improving Mankind's lot. It is also stunning to read how the entire venture might have turned on small events such as freak weather (fog in August shrouding all of Brooklyn as the bulk of the Continental Army retreated across the East River back to Manhattan in daylight but out of sight of the British--living in NY City, I've experienced this perhaps twice in half a century) or the inspiration for an unheard of winter attack across a frozen river against war-hardened professional Hessian mercenaries at Trenton, conceived of as the army was on the brink of collapse but an action which abruptly halted the perpetual retreat against overwhelmingly superior forces. You get a complex picture of Washington who, while expressing terrible misgivings to family back home, never, ever let on about such doubts to those around him. In spite of the back-stabbing amongst his subordinates (always at the worst possible moments), the utter absence of experienced soldiery and perpetual shortages of everything, Washington's cool, undaunting persistence drives others around him. His boldest moves were often conceived of at the darkest hours. He also comes across as a commander who actually learned from errors, sought advice regularly and deferred to it when the compelling argument was made. He seems indifferent to personal dangers; on horseback in the thick of battles, personally reconnoitering the front or with the rear of the column as the enemy is in hot pursuit). Not surprising then is the hagiography arising after his death and despite being possessed of a remote persona (? by design). I recommend it to anyone who needs reminding what exceptional people founded the US on the enduring principles of individual liberty, freedom of conscience, the redeeming virtue of personal merit and inviolability of constitutional rule of Law. And despite its founding flaws, America thus inspired much of humanity across three centuries. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,894 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in American Revolution Biographies (Books) #4 in U.S. Revolution & Founding History #14 in American Military History | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (9,613) | | Dimensions | 6.13 x 1 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0743226720 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0743226721 | | Item Weight | 1.2 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 386 pages | | Publication date | June 27, 2006 | | Publisher | Simon & Schuster | | Reading age | 14 - 18 years | ## Images ![1776 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41uyoAxneCL.jpg) ![1776 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GfVBHSbYL.jpg) ![1776 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ibb+8yufL.jpg) ![1776 - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Fh5qYeQwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tremendous learning tool. Great read. *by A***S on November 1, 2025* Includes photocopies of original historic documents directly related to each section being listed in the book. Copies of letters from founding fathers to each other and to their wives give a much better sense of their state of mind during the difficult times of the founding of our country. I very highly recommend this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "These are the times that try men's souls...." *by M***H on July 17, 2014* With these haunting words of Thomas Paine, the author begins a chapter on the darkest moments of the Revolution, the freezing and shattered Continental Army falling back toward Philadelphia, the obvious next step in the British re conquest of its errant colonies. The reader is drawn in by the masterful story telling, almost suspending memory about the ultimate outcome to fully plumb the gravity of the impending failure. It is particularly startling when that rarest of authors has you hanging on every turn of the page while reading about events whose outcome you already know. Mr McCullough is indeed one if these one-in-a-generation historians. In the US, we all read about George Washington, more a caricature than a flesh and bones man. What you don't get (and what McCullough so eloquently conveys), is that he and his rebels, far from being desperate men and women living deprived lives and driven to revolution out of few options, were instead people who were for the most part living very comfortable existences but nonetheless risked absolutely everything in this mad, quixotic venture. The acute awareness of this greater Cause pervaded the thoughts and writings of its leaders, and they thus fought a battle for the posterity of all humanity, not just themselves. It is refreshing in our jaded, post-religious age of the West to see people thoroughly convinced of their Providential role in improving Mankind's lot. It is also stunning to read how the entire venture might have turned on small events such as freak weather (fog in August shrouding all of Brooklyn as the bulk of the Continental Army retreated across the East River back to Manhattan in daylight but out of sight of the British--living in NY City, I've experienced this perhaps twice in half a century) or the inspiration for an unheard of winter attack across a frozen river against war-hardened professional Hessian mercenaries at Trenton, conceived of as the army was on the brink of collapse but an action which abruptly halted the perpetual retreat against overwhelmingly superior forces. You get a complex picture of Washington who, while expressing terrible misgivings to family back home, never, ever let on about such doubts to those around him. In spite of the back-stabbing amongst his subordinates (always at the worst possible moments), the utter absence of experienced soldiery and perpetual shortages of everything, Washington's cool, undaunting persistence drives others around him. His boldest moves were often conceived of at the darkest hours. He also comes across as a commander who actually learned from errors, sought advice regularly and deferred to it when the compelling argument was made. He seems indifferent to personal dangers; on horseback in the thick of battles, personally reconnoitering the front or with the rear of the column as the enemy is in hot pursuit). Not surprising then is the hagiography arising after his death and despite being possessed of a remote persona (? by design). I recommend it to anyone who needs reminding what exceptional people founded the US on the enduring principles of individual liberty, freedom of conscience, the redeeming virtue of personal merit and inviolability of constitutional rule of Law. And despite its founding flaws, America thus inspired much of humanity across three centuries. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Short review on 1776 *by M***L on November 25, 2025* great historical read without getting bogged down into useless trivia; significant battles and strategies described along with supportive historical documents instilled. Great read - takes into perspective on just how miraculous our revolution turned out! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/1372505-1776](https://www.desertcart.in/products/1372505-1776) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*