''The Glorious Cause'' is a historical novel by author

Jeff Shaara Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Shaara (born February 21, 1952) is an American novelist and the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara. Biography Jeffrey Shaara was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduated f ...

, a sequel to ''

Rise to Rebellion ''Rise to Rebellion'' is a 2001 historical fiction book by Jeff Shaara that tells the story of the events leading up to the American Revolution. The book spans from the Boston Massacre to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ...

'' and the conclusion to Shaara's retelling of the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolut ...

. ''The Glorious Cause'' consists of a set of third-person narratives following the experiences of several notable figures in the American Revolution, including

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...

, and

Charles Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as the Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army general and official. In the United S ...

, throughout the years of the war. One critic suggested that "the reader with a passing interest in ... tactical mysteries will find the answers in ''The Glorious Cause,'' but little else."Edmonds, Curtis. "''The Glorious Cause'' (review)." http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0345427580.asp. Accessed 3 March 2009.

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2002 American novels Novels set during the American Revolutionary War Novels by Jeffrey Shaara Sequel novels Ballantine Books books {{AmericanRevolutionaryWar-novel-stub