Jeff Shaara. Signed by the author. First edition, first printing. New York: Ballantine Books, 2001. Both unclipoed dust jacket and hardcover are in Near Fine condition. No writing or markings in this very clean edition, 492 pp. Jacket painting: The Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 Jun 1775: oil on canvas, 1786, by John Trumbull.
This book follows the time line from the first bloodshed in Boston, in March 1770, through the summer of 1776. While the events and the people are real and true to history, this in not what you may have previously read on the topic. Rise to Rebellion brings the American Revolution to life through the eyes of several of the most celebrated characters in American History.
Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Shaara (born February 21, 1952) is an American novelist, the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara. Jeff followed his father's footsteps, writing historical fiction and documenting the American wars and their most historically relevant characters. In total, Jeff has written fifteen New York Times bestselling novels. The book spans from the Boston Massacre to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
