Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World
Jun 2026 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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“Once upon a time there was a REVOLUTION.”
There’s never been a nation like the United States of America. It's impossible to imagine the world without it—but do you know the wild and true story of how it came into existence?
On our 250th anniversary, the hunger for America’s story has never been greater.
Who better to tell it than historian Eric Metaxas, author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including the ground-breaking, million-selling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer?
With the passion, erudition, and irrepressible wit that have become his signature, Metaxas’s REVOLUTION brings the epic of America’s birth to life so fully that you will feel you are a part of the story, which is precisely the point. By turns deeply moving, gripping, and spectacularly entertaining, these are the stories every American must know, including some of history’s noblest heroes — and some despicable villains.
REVOLUTION also touches on the role that sacrifice, character, and faith played in the great struggle for “the Sacred Cause” of liberty. George Washington, John Adams, Nathan Hale, Henry Knox, Horatio Gates, Israel Putnam, Benedict Arnold and many others all come to life for a new generation of Americans.
At more than 600 pages—with photos, maps, and illustrations—REVOLUTION is definitive and sweeping, an astonishing epic containing a dazzling array of stories, ranging from the explosive events that led up to Lexington and Concord,all the way through the impossible twists and turns of the war itself—including the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Crossing of the Delaware, Saratoga, and the bitter winter at Valley Forge — all the way to the final victory in Yorktown and “The World Turned Upside Down.”
Unless we ourselves know the true story of the Revolution—what some have called America’s “founding myth”—we cannot play the role we are meant to play in the Revolution that still continues today.
This is our story. We need to know it. For such a time as this.
#2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER
#1 BOOKSCAN WEEKLY BESTSELLER
#1 BALTIMORE SUN BESTSELLER
“Once upon a time there was a REVOLUTION.”
There’s never been a nation like the United States of America. It's impossible to imagine the world without it—but do you know the wild and true story of how it came into existence?
On our 250th anniversary, the hunger for America’s story has never been greater.
Who better to tell it than historian Eric Metaxas, author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including the ground-breaking, million-selling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer?
With the passion, erudition, and irrepressible wit that have become his signature, Metaxas’s REVOLUTION brings the epic of America’s birth to life so fully that you will feel you are a part of the story, which is precisely the point. By turns deeply moving, gripping, and spectacularly entertaining, these are the stories every American must know, including some of history’s noblest heroes — and some despicable villains.
REVOLUTION also touches on the role that sacrifice, character, and faith played in the great struggle for “the Sacred Cause” of liberty. George Washington, John Adams, Nathan Hale, Henry Knox, Horatio Gates, Israel Putnam, Benedict Arnold and many others all come to life for a new generation of Americans.
At more than 600 pages—with photos, maps, and illustrations—REVOLUTION is definitive and sweeping, an astonishing epic containing a dazzling array of stories, ranging from the explosive events that led up to Lexington and Concord,all the way through the impossible twists and turns of the war itself—including the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Crossing of the Delaware, Saratoga, and the bitter winter at Valley Forge — all the way to the final victory in Yorktown and “The World Turned Upside Down.”
Unless we ourselves know the true story of the Revolution—what some have called America’s “founding myth”—we cannot play the role we are meant to play in the Revolution that still continues today.
This is our story. We need to know it. For such a time as this.
#1 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER
#2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER
#1 BOOKSCAN WEEKLY BESTSELLER
#1 BALTIMORE SUN BESTSELLER
“Once upon a time there was a REVOLUTION.”
There’s never been a nation like the United States of America. It's impossible to imagine the world without...
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behrouz yaghmaeian
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September 7, 2026
مادر هرچی ایرانیه سگ گایید تنظیمات گوشی منو عوض نکن بیناموس فیس بوک و اینستاگرام من کو من اجازه ندادم به‌گوگل به اس ام اس و کالم دسترسی داشته باشه خونه زندگی من کو کس مادرا من دارو نمیخوام‌خونه میخوام پول میخوام کارای کیریتون با صاحب کارای کیریتون و نمیخوام مادر سگ اگه آدم دوست و خونواده و وطن داشته باشه تو خیابون نمیخوابه بهش دارو بدن بیناموس تو خیابون دوای کیر و خایه بهش نمیدن موقع رانندگی بهش دارو نمیدن آدم دوست و خونواده دار یه شب بیرون میخوابه نه یه سال یه کار عوض میکنه نه صدتا
Robert Arnott
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June 17, 2026
America was never great
elijah quigley
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June 7, 2026
MURICA!! 🇺🇲🦅
About the author
Eric Metaxas is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including the groundbreaking, million-selling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His new book is REVOLUTION: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World.
Eric is the founder and host of Socrates in the City and The Eric Metaxas Show. Known for his wide-ranging conversations, he has interviewed Hollywood icons such as Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, and Dick Cavett, as well as tech entrepreneurs such as Peter Thiel.
His work has been translated into over twenty-five languages and has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, USA Today and many other publications. His writing, which includes more than thirty children's books, has inspired a documentary based on the book Letter to the American Church, influenced a Hollywood film on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and led to a streaming series based on the bestselling book Is Atheism Dead?
Eric is the founder and host of Socrates in the City and The Eric Metaxas Show. Known for his wide-ranging conversations, he has interviewed Hollywood icons such as Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, and Dick Cavett, as well as tech entrepreneurs such as Peter Thiel.
His work has been translated into over twenty-five languages and has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, USA Today and many other publications. His writing, which includes more than thirty children's books, has inspired a documentary based on the book Letter to the American Church, influenced a Hollywood film on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and led to a streaming series based on the bestselling book Is Atheism Dead?
Eric Metaxas is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including the groundbreaking, million-selling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His new book is REVOLUTION: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World.
Eric is the founder and host of Socrates in the City and The E...
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