<p><b>The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's historical docudrama <i>Legends and Lies: The Patriots</i>, an exciting and eye-opening look at the Revolutionary War through the lives of its leaders</b></p><p>The American Revolution was neither inevitable nor a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against each other, as loyalists and colonial rebels faced off for their lives and futures. These were the times that tried men's souls: no one was on stable ground and few could be trusted. Through the fascinating tales of the first Americans, <i>Legends and Lies: The Patriots </i>reveals the contentious arguments that turned friends into foes and the country into a warzone.</p><p>From the riots over a child's murder that led to the Boston Massacre to the suspicious return of Ben Franklin, the &quot;First American;&quot; from the Continental Army's first victory under George Washington's leadership to the little known southern Guerilla campaign of &quot;Swamp Fox&quot; Francis Marion, and the celebration of America's first Christmas,<i>The Patriots</i> recreates the amazing combination of resourcefulness, perseverance, strategy, and luck that led to this country's creation.</p><p>Heavily illustrated with spectacular artwork that brings this important history to vivid life, and told in the same fast-paced, immersive narrative as the first<i>Legends and Lies, The Patriots </i>is an irresistible, adventure-packed journey back into one of the most storied moments of our nation's rich history.</p>