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Shots Heard Round the World: America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War

By John Ferling
Narrated by: Jason Keller
Unabridged — 20 hours, 13 minutes
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By John Ferling
Narrated by: Jason Keller
Unabridged — 20 hours, 13 minutes
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Deviating from a strictly American lens on the Revolutionary War, this history pulls in the entirety of the relevant parties in Europe, providing a complete look at the impact and ripple of the fight for independence.

Bloomsbury presents Shots Heard Round the World by John Ferling, read by Jason Keller. From acclaimed historian John Ferling, a major, global reappraisal of the Revolutionary War on its 250th Anniversary. In April 1775, British troops marched to Lexington, where an armed group of Yankees awaited them. Despite an order to disperse, shots rang out. Militiamen were killed. The British continued marching, only to find even greater trouble in Concord and all the way down the road back to Boston....