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The 1770s: 1770–1779
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American colonists declared independence in July 1776 and, with French money and troops, forced Britain's surrender at Yorktown in 1781. Captain Cook was killed in Hawaii in 1779 on his third Pacific voyage, and in London Sheridan's School for Scandal premiered in 1777 to packed houses.
1776 created a republic that kept slavery, a contradiction the century's fiction keeps revisiting. The AMC series TURN follows Washington's Culper spies in New York, and Sheridan's own School for Scandal satirizes the London gossip mill of 1777. Open the 1770s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
10 famous stories set in the 1770s
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Browse 67 books, 6 movies and 1 TV show set in the 1770s (1770–1779).
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Paine's daring prose paved the way for the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. This volume also includes " The Crisis ," " The Age of Reason ," and " Agrarian Justice ."
Drums of Autumn
In this breathtaking novel, rich in history and adventure, #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that started with the now-classic novel Outlander and…
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire.The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of…
The Fiery Cross
The year is 1771, and war is coming. Jamie Fraser’s wife tells him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy—a time-traveler’s certain knowledge. Claire’s unique view of the…
TURN: Washington's Spies
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Outlander, a Cruz de fogo - parte II
Não há mais como escapar: a guerra está diante de Jamie, Claire e sua família. Quando as tensões entre o governo e os rebeldes se acirram, a milícia é convocada mais uma vez e o conflito chega ao clímax na Batalha de…
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
In this 25th anniversary edition, Bailyn has added a substantial essay, Fulfillment, as a Postscript to the original text. In it he discusses the intense, nation-wide debate on the ratification of the constitution,…
Lloyd's of London
Norfolk England 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until after living a great adventure they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to…
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Longfellow's tribute to the famous revolutionary hero begins with a stirring cadence that American school children have committed to memory for over a century. Illustrator Christoper Bing adds luminous paintings,…
The School for Scandal
"The School for Scandal" is Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic comedy that pokes fun at London upper class society in the late 1700s. Often referred to as a "comedy of manners", "The School for Scandal" is one…
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