{"product_id":"the-world-turned-upside-down-tim-grove-9781419749940","title":"The World Turned Upside Down: The Yorktown Victory That Won America's Independence","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea dramatic, gripping history of the Siege of Yorktown, the last major battle of the American Revolution, told through vastly different perspectives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In October 1781, American, French, and British forces converged on a small village named Yorktown--a place that the British would try to forget and Americans would forever remember. In his riveting, balanced, and thoroughly researched account of the Revolutionary War's last pivotal conflict, author-historian Tim Grove follows the true stories of American, French, and British players, whose lives intersected at Yorktown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through very different viewpoints--from General George Washington to Alexander Hamilton to the notorious traitor Benedict Arnold, from young French hero Lafayette to British General Lord Cornwallis, and an enslaved man named James who became a spy, \u003ci\u003eThe World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of bold decisions made by famous military leaders, as well as the everyday courage shown by civilians. For every side involved, the world forever turned upside down at Yorktown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Profusely illustrated with archival images, broadsides, and letters, the book includes a timeline, endnotes, bibliography, and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Grove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419749943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419749940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 126","brand":"Tim Grove","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050086985983,"sku":"9781419749940","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69b36c36-3ca4-4af8-a5f6-d3a933db9d4f.jpg?v=1685005140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-turned-upside-down-tim-grove-9781419749940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}