{"product_id":"revolutionary-mothers-9781400075324","title":"Revolutionary Mothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking history of the American Revolution that “vividly recounts Colonial women’s struggles for independence—for their nation and, sometimes, for themselves.... [Her] lively book reclaims a vital part of our political legacy (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and  danger into the life of every American.  In this book, Carol Berkin  shows us how women played a vital role throughout the conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe women of the  Revolution were most active at home, organizing boycotts of British goods, raising  funds for the fledgling nation, and managing the family business while struggling  to maintain a modicum of normalcy as husbands, brothers and fathers died.   Yet Berkin  also reveals that it was not just the men who fought on the front lines, as in the  story of Margaret Corbin, who was crippled for life when she took her husband’s place  beside a\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407790645591,"sku":"9781400075324","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781400075324.jpg?v=1730500548","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/revolutionary-mothers-9781400075324","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}