TY - BOOK AU - Knauer,Kelly ED - Time-Life Books. TI - Life, liberty and the pursuit of a nation: how 13 fragile colonies united to defy an empire and create the world's first great democracy SN - 1932994084 U1 - 973 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Time Books KW - United States KW - History KW - Revolution, 1775-1783 KW - 1783-1865 KW - 1775-1783, Revolution KW - sears N1 - At head of title: The making of America; Includes index; Adult; Follett Library Resources; Adult N2 - Explores how the original thirteen British colonies came together to defy and defeat Britain's imperial power, then united to create a new nation that reimagined the meaning of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ER -