The United States of America was founded and established by ordinary citizens just like you and me. In their struggle for independence, these heroic men and women willingly shed their blood, sweat, and tears-often sacrificing their own lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy of freedom we all enjoy today. Now is the time for a new generation of American patriots to rise up and join in the fight. Now is the time for every American to return to the virtues, values, and ideals that formed our foundation of freedom, and enable America to remain a great nation, a powerful democ.;Cover Image; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Life; Peter Francisco; John Laurens; Austin Dabney; Thomas Nelson Jr.; James Armistead Lafayette, Lydia Darragh, and Nathan Hale; Part II: Liberty; Nancy Morgan Hart; Abraham Whipple, Jonathan Haraden, and Lambert Wickes; Timothy Murphy, William Jasper, and Francis Marion; Charles Carroll of Carrollton; Emily Geiger, Elizabeth Maxwell Steele, Phillis Wheatley, and Elizabeth Lewis; Part III: The Pursuit of Happiness; Elias Boudinot; Christopher Ludwick; Haym Salomon.