A vivid, story-driven retelling of the American Revolution, spotlighting the real people behind the legends of America’s founding.
 
In Legends & Lies: The Patriots, author David Fisher, from a concept created by Bill O’Reilly, brings the American Revolution to life through fast-paced narrative history. Instead of dry dates and textbook summaries, this book focuses on the personalities, conflicts, and hard choices of the men and women who helped shape the United States.
 
Readers meet familiar names—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, and others—but see them as real people: flawed, ambitious, brave, and often uncertain of the outcome. The book explores key moments of the Revolutionary era, from protests and pamphlets to battlefields and diplomatic struggles, peeling back myths to reveal what truly happened behind the legends.
 
Accessible, dramatic, and well-researched, Legends & Lies: The Patriots offers an engaging way to understand how a collection of colonies, rebels, and unlikely leaders became a new nation.
 
💖 Why You’ll Love It
Story-driven history that reads like a novel
Brings founding-era figures to life as real, complicated people
Separates myth from fact without losing the drama
A great companion to the Legends & Lies television series
Perfect for readers who find traditional history books too dry
 
🌟 Perfect For
Fans of American Revolution history
Readers of narrative nonfiction and popular history
Viewers of the Legends & Lies TV series
Homeschool families or students wanting engaging history
Book clubs exploring founding-era America
 
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