Conceived In Liberty Author:Howard Fast "Lonely men at war... — They were unwashed, hungry, angry men. They hated officers, dreamed of home, lusted after women, fought among themselves, talked of deserting. They were a ragtag army of farmers and shopkeepers and trappers facing the mightiest professional military machine in all the world, and now at Valley Forge, in the coldest, darke... more »st winter of the war, it seemed that they were beaten.
This novel is their story. It is the story of a very special time and place, and it is the story of men who fight for their freedom anytime, anywhere. This was the making of America...this is what America is all about."« less