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Trailer for David Halberstam's final great work, The Coldest Winter. Find the best prices on this book using the BookOpinion.com price comparison tool here: http://bookopinion.com/cgi-bin/?s_i=y&f_i=1401300529

In 1776, David McCullough's bestselling account of a pivotal year in our nation's struggle, readers learned of the greatest defeats, providential fortune, and courageous triumphs of George Washington and his bedraggled army. Now, in 1776: The Illustrated Edition, the efforts of the Continental Army are made even more personal, as an excerpted version of the original book is paired with letters, maps, and seminal artwork. More than three dozen source documents -- including a personal letter George Washington

Malachy McCourt, author of HISTORY OF IRELAND, enlightens James Michael Tyler about the Emerald Isle's pubs and churches, U2's Bono, and the magic of Irish song.