Ebook: The Heart of Liberty
Author: Fleming Thomas J
- Tags: FICTION / Historical, Historical fiction, History, Fiction, Electronic books, New Jersey -- History -- Revolution 1775-1783 -- Fiction, United States, New Jersey
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: New Word City
- City: New Jersey;United States
- Language: English
- epub
The Heart of Liberty, Thomas Fleming's New York Times bestselling novel, has been hailed as "The Gone with the Wind of the American Revolution."
Told from the perspective of James, "Jemmy" Kemble, writing for his grandchildren, the opening of the book reads, "Let me caution in strictest terms against publishing what I write. The nation is not ready to face the truth about itself that an honest story of the Revolution must mirror."
Kemble thus recalls the great event of his life—the upheaval that created the United States of America. His honest story unflinchingly depicts the panic and cowardice, the greed and brutality that were part of the war for independence. It also celebrates the Americans who struggled to cope with the chaos of a war most of them never wanted.