America 250: From Colonial Outpost to the World’s Greatest Power

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By Tim Donner

The plan seemed preposterous on its face. What drove those fearless patriots who revolted in 1776 to believe they could conquer the world’s mightiest power? And if that wasn’t audacious enough, what made them think they could, somehow, govern themselves? How did they pull off both missions and transform America from a colonial backwater at […]